@Jaxk Come on man don’t be naive. Yes, the Occupy movement has attracted loony people on the left. But is it any different than the far right loons that the Tea Party attracted? I wouldn’t throw the entire Tea Party movement under the bus because a handful of their members or people who associate with them happen to be crazy, or lazy, or flat out stupid.
I have not joined in any of these protests, but if a major one came to my town I most definitely would. I am gainfully employed with two jobs, and I still can identify with the people in this movement very easily. If I didn’t have a job I would probably spend a decent amount of my time that I wasn’t applying for jobs, protesting (again if I were in the area).
You’re talking about homeless people, and incidents of rape and theft in the camps as if the people involved in the protests are committing those acts. Did it ever occur to you that thieves and rapists may have just seen easy targets (and keep in mind there is only one accusation of rape even)? And as far as the homeless, did it occur to you that maybe they found a “shelter” where the police were less likely to harass them and flocked to it?
You are so blinded by your conservative mindset you refuse to see the real people with real problems and real opinions… you are quick to find some justification to just throw them out as sub-human, sub-american, un-important people…. and frankly, though I’m sure you’ll deny it, your only real reasoning is you don’t agree with them.
How very patriotic of you.