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^ Sigh. I'm just glad I'm already have a credit union account. But if I did have a bank account and they decided to tack on these fees I would be switching.

J T wrote:Close your bank account in protest, get arrested:

Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH3kiaJ1 ... r_embedded

Story:
http://gothamist.com/2011/10/15/reports ... ll_str.php

That's fucked up beyond belief. I can't believe this city I live in is resorting to Mubarek style tactics.

MrPopo wrote:

flex wood wrote:

MrPopo wrote:I just don't care about my fellow man. At all. I care about people I have forged an interpersonal relationship with, but not the other 6 billion people on the planet.

I call flame bait and bullshit.

must... resist... urge.... to take.... bait... can't... fight.... it...

You realise that is the attitude that allowed the holocaust to happen right?

Not flame bait. Not bullshit. I'm just an uncaring asshole compared to you guys.

Don't worry mrpopo, I fully understand what you mean. Some people are unwilling to admit that they prioritize their emotions, which is odd because it is a normal human response to tragedy. Over 150,000 people die daily with many millions more in a down trodden position in life. I feel little for these people as I don't know them or have any connection to them. Anyone who claims so is probably lying. If a parent, child, close friend or sibling died or hit rock bottom I would be extremely upset, but I can only offer fleeting sympathy to those unknown to me.

J T wrote: We're all on this rock together and we're all connected in some way. Your viewpoint is so strange and foreign to me. Our hearts have a boundless capacity for basic compassion. It's not like you need to ration it. It's not a limited resource.

Are we now? I disagree. Groups of people do not "have each others backs" and never will. You personally might, but those you support most likely don't have your back and will sell you out in a second. Different groups of people have different goals and they almost never overlap. This is basic human nature. I do not ally myself with people I have nothing in common with. I am interested in the preservation of myself, my family, my friends, my ethnicity, my state, and my country; in that order. And that will never change. I can already tell what insults will be thrown my way, but I would be hard pressed to find any group of people who think different (other than whites with a guilt complex).

Hey guys, let's switch from talking about helping each other out in face of criminal corporations to how racist we are!

Here's a Cracked article I really like. I'm not taking any side here, just linking the article. Make of it what you will. Please don't go off about the science, its just something interesting to think about, nothing more.

What is the Monkeysphere?

Its 2 pages, so if you read it don't forget to hit next to see it all.

That article misrepresents the science behind Dunbar's number almost immediately. I thought it was long ignored.

Like I said, I just think its interesting. No more, no less. Correct or not, the subject is relevant.

I'm not saying you have, but please don't make any assumptions about why I linked it.

The problem is deeper than banks. Hell, it is deeper than governments.

I'm happy that people are waking up and realizing that things need to change but the fact that people aren't bothering to see the whole picture makes all these protests an exercise in futility.

While I applaud the 'Occupy' folks for trying to make a difference, that no one in the movement can coherently or intelligently explain what it is they want speaks volumes.

saturnfan wrote:I do not ally myself with people I have nothing in common with. I am interested in the preservation of myself, my family, my friends, my ethnicity

Wait, what?

saturnfan wrote:
Don't worry mrpopo, I fully understand what you mean. Some people are unwilling to admit that they prioritize their emotions, which is odd because it is a normal human response to tragedy. Over 150,000 people die daily with many millions more in a down trodden position in life. I feel little for these people as I don't know them or have any connection to them. Anyone who claims so is probably lying. If a parent, child, close friend or sibling died or hit rock bottom I would be extremely upset, but I can only offer fleeting sympathy to those unknown to me.

I understand this viewpoint completely. I had the same one for a long time. Recently I've tried to reconnect with my Christian upbringing and have made a point to try and feel for and help others around me that aren't in my personal circle. But I have to admit, sometimes I still find it hard to care for those I don't know.