Anti-Wall Street Protests Spreading to Cities Large and Small

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Mr Angry

It's much larger that getting the courts involved. Its about the fact that there are individuals within the church who are quite prepared to go against the teachings of Christ and endorse / allow the use of violence (their words, not mine).

Religious types go against the good books teachings shocker!!!!!!!

I've no idea why they're all falling over themselves to resign, I don't see what any of them have done wrong.

Their inflated view of their own importance seems to have done them in.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Damien

You know full well why they haven't taken their protest to the gates of Downing Street, they wouldn't be allowed.

Why should they be allowed to do it to a group that are not involved then.

Originally Posted by Damien

their main target are the banks and the stock market located in the City.

Than camp outside the doors of the banks then, so many tents by each bank ???

Originally Posted by Sirius

Why should they be allowed to do it to a group that are not involved then.

Than camp outside the doors of the banks then, so many tents by each bank ???

That is what they wanted to do, that is what they intended to do, but in the end that is what they were not allowed to do with the police guarding the area outside the Stock Exchange. So they went next to that area, which happens to be outside St Pauls' Cathedral. They don't have any disagreement with the Cathedral but it's the closest place to Stock Exchange where they could set up camp.

[Mr Angry]

Originally Posted by Pierre

I've no idea why they're all falling over themselves to resign, I don't see what any of them have done wrong.

I suspect it's the moral dilemma that several of them have found themselves facing.

[Osem]

Originally Posted by Damien

They had no where else to bring it.

Thay don't have to effectively live somewhere illegally to protest. If they want to march and protest that's fine by me and that's what most people who've ever protested have tended to do.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Damien

That is what they wanted to do, that is what they intended to do, but in the end that is what they were not allowed to do with the police guarding the area outside the Stock Exchange. So they went next to that area, which happens to be outside St Pauls' Cathedral. They don't have any disagreement with the Cathedral but it's the closest place to Stock Exchange where they could set up camp.

Stock Exchange is shut for the duration anyway, they have moved to another building according to a pal that works there.

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Originally Posted by Chris

You know, I think most people have completely missed the significance of the unoccupied tents.

You always have your bloody-minded crusties at these sorts of things, but now the well-heeled middle classes are getting involved. They still buy their coffee at Starbucks and they go home for a shower and a warm bed. They're by no means expert at the protest lark. In fact they don't really have much of a clue at all about how to do it. But they are starting to think that they should do it, and that's significant.

I wonder how many of their parents are the ones directy responsible for the crash, perhaps they should have pitched those tents in their own back gardens.

[Dai]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

I wonder how many of their parents are the ones directy responsible for the crash, perhaps they should have pitched those tents in their own back gardens.

Oh yes, I like that. Probably right on the money too.

[Russ]

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An update.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15568253

Anti-capitalist protesters camping outside St Paul's Cathedral in London have said they are considering an offer to allow them to stay until 2012.
The Occupy London Stock Exchange (OLSX) group described it as a "great U-turn" and said it had been asked to say when it would leave the site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15608479

About 200 protesters linked to the camp against "corporate greed" outside St Paul's Cathedral have entered Parliament Square.
Some 1,000 Occupy London Stock Exchange (OLSX) protesters had earlier set off to march to Trafalgar Square, but a breakaway group headed instead for the area outside the Houses of Parliament.
The Met Police says any protest is "illegal" without prior agreement.

The BBC understands the OLSX demonstrators have now agreed to leave.

It seems like the Church of England is finally finding it's voice.However the last time they spoke out they were more or less told to shut up and stay out of politics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15605061

The Church of England should highlight the human cost of financial injustice, the former canon chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral has said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-15605385

The Archbishop of York has said the salaries of top executives "weaken" community life.
Dr John Sentamu said excesses in the financial sector had helped to create huge inequalities in wealth.
The archbishop called for a change of ethics regarding high incomes and the accumulation of private wealth.
He said there was little evidence that high executive pay improved productivity and criticised tax avoidance.