People see legislation as magical. As long as it's "for" something, it doesn't matter what the implementation is. It's also why the nicknames for bills have nothing to do with the contents. Patriot Act being a prime example. It works the same with local tax levies. Almost all the money "for schools" goes to building unneeded buildings. I'd like to see the disclaimer "No students were educated with this money."
I just had an interesting idea for doing a different twist on things.
The unfortunate thing about "occupy" is that it does play into the image of a "hippie sit-in" and gives people the excuse to dismiss it.
As an alternative to try somewhere, what if thousands of people descend on a business to drop off resumes? Then go to the next place and do the same thing? It might open the protest up to a lot more people who can't do the 'live outdoors' thing for various reasons. Also if the police are used to stop it, they are using the police to prevent people from applying for work? A lot of interesting dynamics open up. And when interviewed, a very simple, unified message can be delivered. "I need a job. Here's my resume!"
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It works the same with local tax levies. Almost all the money "for schools" goes to building unneeded buildings. I'd like to see the disclaimer "No students were educated with this money."
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The unfortunate thing about "occupy" is that it does play into the image of a "hippie sit-in" and gives people the excuse to dismiss it.
As an alternative to try somewhere, what if thousands of people descend on a business to drop off resumes? Then go to the next place and do the same thing? It might open the protest up to a lot more people who can't do the 'live outdoors' thing for various reasons. Also if the police are used to stop it, they are using the police to prevent people from applying for work? A lot of interesting dynamics open up. And when interviewed, a very simple, unified message can be delivered. "I need a job. Here's my resume!"
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