Anyone switching to a credit union with what's going on?

[Inazuma]

http://myoccupylaarrest.blogspot.com/

This is a must read. A perfect accounting of how we treat peaceful protesters in America, compared with how we treat billion dollar fraudsters.

Just disgusting. The occupy protesters are some of the smartest and bravest people in this country, and this is how they are treated. And sadly, most Americans think they are bad people because of how the mainstream news portrays them.

They are certainly NOT the smartest people in this country, and the bravest ones are the ones facing down real bullets, not pepper spray.

If I could speak my mind right now, I would be banned for it. Your post and your general attitude about these sorts of issues disgusts me to the core.

[MrPopo]

Just disgusting. The occupy protesters are some of the smartest and bravest people in this country, and this is how they are treated. And sadly, most Americans think they are bad people because of how the mainstream news portrays them.

They are certainly NOT the smartest people in this country, and the bravest ones are the ones facing down real bullets, not pepper spray.

If I could speak my mind right now, I would be banned for it. Your post and your general attitude about these sorts of issues disgusts me to the core.

Then send it over a PM. I won't ban you for it.

[o.pwuaioc]

They are certainly NOT the smartest people in this country, and the bravest ones are the ones facing down real bullets, not pepper spray.

If I could speak my mind right now, I would be banned for it. Your post and your general attitude about these sorts of issues disgusts me to the core.

Then send it over a PM. I won't ban you for it.

[Jmustang1968]

Lol at these last few posts... if anything, mainstream media is sympathetic to the protestors and giving them plenty of air time and recogition which they want.

They aren't bad people, but misguided imo. Certainly not the most brave or the smartest, it is laughable to assert that.

[o.pwuaioc]

Lol at these last few posts... if anything, mainstream media is sympathetic to the protestors and giving them plenty of air time and recogition which they want.

They aren't bad people, but misguided imo. Certainly not the most brave or the smartest, it is laughable to assert that.

Peacefully demonstrating and then getting tear gassed and arrested isn't brave?

[MrPopo]

Lol at these last few posts... if anything, mainstream media is sympathetic to the protestors and giving them plenty of air time and recogition which they want.

They aren't bad people, but misguided imo. Certainly not the most brave or the smartest, it is laughable to assert that.

Peacefully demonstrating and then getting tear gassed and arrested isn't brave?

Not particularly. They didn't go in knowing they'd get tear gassed and arrested. And even if you want to consider that brave, it's still doesn't qualify them as the bravest. Those in the armed forces or the police are braver. You never know if the guy you pull over on a routine traffic stop is going to plug you.

[ApolloBoy]

Focusing more on the original topic, I finally switched over to a credit union two weeks ago. Surprisingly, canceling my Wells Fargo was painless and despite a small hiccup, I managed to transfer all my money over to my new CU. It felt good shredding all my Wells Fargo docs and it feels refreshing to not be with a big bank anymore!

[o.pwuaioc]

Lol at these last few posts... if anything, mainstream media is sympathetic to the protestors and giving them plenty of air time and recogition which they want.

They aren't bad people, but misguided imo. Certainly not the most brave or the smartest, it is laughable to assert that.

Peacefully demonstrating and then getting tear gassed and arrested isn't brave?

Not particularly. They didn't go in knowing they'd get tear gassed and arrested. And even if you want to consider that brave, it's still doesn't qualify them as the bravest. Those in the armed forces or the police are braver. You never know if the guy you pull over on a routine traffic stop is going to plug you.

Many knew, it's not like this is a one time thing. NYC OWS has had a few arrests now. LA members were facebooking/tweeting back and forth when news broke that arrests were going to happen.

As for the pulled over thing, bystanders are much more likely to die in a public shootout then police. Does that make bystanders brave? Might want to tidy up those logical holes, there.


** Not saying that we shouldn't call our men in uniform brave, so don't get me wrong on that idea.

[Croooow!]

Lol at these last few posts... if anything, mainstream media is sympathetic to the protestors and giving them plenty of air time and recogition which they want.

Agreed. I can't think of anything in the media I've seen that even insinuates that the protestors are bad people. They might portray the protestors as unfocused or misguided and sometimes silly but I've yet to see someone in professional journalism outright against them.

[Jmustang1968]

Lol at these last few posts... if anything, mainstream media is sympathetic to the protestors and giving them plenty of air time and recogition which they want.

They aren't bad people, but misguided imo. Certainly not the most brave or the smartest, it is laughable to assert that.

Peacefully demonstrating and then getting tear gassed and arrested isn't brave?

The peaceful part is deceiving at times. Smart and brave typically contradict one another.