why do i only see white boys. 99% lol
well blacks are only 12% of the population, less if you use the vintage constitutional method of counting them which is what a real hipster would use
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Funny how blacks have the highest unemployment rate and shit ton of blacks in bronx aint going down protesting. this aint first world problems, this is white worlds problems.Hurricane2k9 wrote:
well blacks are only 12% of the population, less if you use the vintage constitutional method of counting them which is what a real hipster would use
someone needs to tell shaun white to relax.
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I've been looking at the "Occupy Wellington" Facebook page and trying to get somone there to explain to me what exactly they are protesting.
First I was told child poverty in NZ. While this is a concern it's not the kind of thing you join a protest painting itself as one against income disparity for. Then I see concerns about corruption. But New Zealand is the least corrupt nation on earth and while that's no reason to be complacent it doesn't provide a reason to protest. Third was media regulation but the NZ public has a massive trust in our media that is both publicly and privately run. Censorship was another but just from some hopeless welfare-funded poet who got arrested for harassing people outside The Accident Compensation Corporation office, (the ACC being a Government orgnisation that financially assists those injured or otherwise incapable to work. It is very generous.) Then there was concerns about democracy but NZ's MMP electoral system is one of the most systematically democratic methods of chosing political representatives. Then there was "Government for the people" - but NZ is a welfare state and the predominant concern is that it is over-generous.Then there was the rich, but NZ's rich are notihng to write home about. Our top-earning 151 people, (remember NZ is a nation of just over 4 million,) collectively earn $45.2b. That's not excessive for top-earners in a first world country. Then there was the environmental concerns wcih.. I mean I'm not saying there's nothing to thise concern but NZ's electricity generation is 74% and climbing, we're doing pretty well environmentally. My favourite reason though was "we don't need a reason".
Uh, yeah you do. A protest isn't a protest without a cause, it can't just be a general dissatisfaction with a number of different things. There are other avenues to take action, especially in a country with a massively open political system as ours is. I can ring up a Government minister and talk to them about an issue of concern to me, I can waltz into my local MP's office to have a chat. There are more than enough methods to take action that aren't as pointless and directionless as this protest.
Meanwhile they're sharing quotes from Ghandi and Rosa Parks...
Fucking idiocy.
First I was told child poverty in NZ. While this is a concern it's not the kind of thing you join a protest painting itself as one against income disparity for. Then I see concerns about corruption. But New Zealand is the least corrupt nation on earth and while that's no reason to be complacent it doesn't provide a reason to protest. Third was media regulation but the NZ public has a massive trust in our media that is both publicly and privately run. Censorship was another but just from some hopeless welfare-funded poet who got arrested for harassing people outside The Accident Compensation Corporation office, (the ACC being a Government orgnisation that financially assists those injured or otherwise incapable to work. It is very generous.) Then there was concerns about democracy but NZ's MMP electoral system is one of the most systematically democratic methods of chosing political representatives. Then there was "Government for the people" - but NZ is a welfare state and the predominant concern is that it is over-generous.Then there was the rich, but NZ's rich are notihng to write home about. Our top-earning 151 people, (remember NZ is a nation of just over 4 million,) collectively earn $45.2b. That's not excessive for top-earners in a first world country. Then there was the environmental concerns wcih.. I mean I'm not saying there's nothing to thise concern but NZ's electricity generation is 74% and climbing, we're doing pretty well environmentally. My favourite reason though was "we don't need a reason".
Uh, yeah you do. A protest isn't a protest without a cause, it can't just be a general dissatisfaction with a number of different things. There are other avenues to take action, especially in a country with a massively open political system as ours is. I can ring up a Government minister and talk to them about an issue of concern to me, I can waltz into my local MP's office to have a chat. There are more than enough methods to take action that aren't as pointless and directionless as this protest.
Meanwhile they're sharing quotes from Ghandi and Rosa Parks...
Fucking idiocy.
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Protests can be very trendy. It's natural for humans to want to be a part of a group. They will search for a cause.. no matter how much of a reach it might be.Ty wrote:
I've been looking at the "Occupy Wellington" Facebook page and trying to get somone there to explain to me what exactly they are protesting.
First I was told child poverty in NZ. While this is a concern it's not the kind of thing you join a protest painting itself as one against income disparity for. Then I see concerns about corruption. But New Zealand is the least corrupt nation on earth and while that's no reason to be complacent it doesn't provide a reason to protest. Third was media regulation but the NZ public has a massive trust in our media that is both publicly and privately run. Censorship was another but just from some hopeless welfare-funded poet who got arrested for harassing people outside The Accident Compensation Corporation office, (the ACC being a Government orgnisation that financially assists those injured or otherwise incapable to work. It is very generous.) Then there was concerns about democracy but NZ's MMP electoral system is one of the most systematically democratic methods of chosing political representatives. Then there was "Government for the people" - but NZ is a welfare state and the predominant concern is that it is over-generous.Then there was the rich, but NZ's rich are notihng to write home about. Our top-earning 151 people, (remember NZ is a nation of just over 4 million,) collectively earn $45.2b. That's not excessive for top-earners in a first world country. Then there was the environmental concerns wcih.. I mean I'm not saying there's nothing to thise concern but NZ's electricity generation is 74% and climbing, we're doing pretty well environmentally. My favourite reason though was "we don't need a reason".
Uh, yeah you do. A protest isn't a protest without a cause, it can't just be a general dissatisfaction with a number of different things. There are other avenues to take action, especially in a country with a massively open political system as ours is. I can ring up a Government minister and talk to them about an issue of concern to me, I can waltz into my local MP's office to have a chat. There are more than enough methods to take action that aren't as pointless and directionless as this protest.
Meanwhile they're sharing quotes from Ghandi and Rosa Parks...
Fucking idiocy.
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It should also be noted that, generally speaking, it's easier for smaller governments to control corruption. The larger the government is the more likely there will be a lack of oversight. When you're talking about 50 individual states, each with their own laws, DC is a far and away from most peoples everyday thoughts.
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>Middle Eastern Studies
What the hell was she gonna do with that?
What the hell was she gonna do with that?
"Top University" If it really was a top uni they'd brag about it.
didnt think she had a shirt on for a second.. maybe working off the student loans.
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Even if it was I have to second Roc's question... WTF did she think she could do with that?Cybargs wrote:
"Top University" If it really was a top uni they'd brag about it.
I mean, a good liberal arts education can be very helpful for things like the LSAT. She could have gone into law. Or maybe into teaching. Hell if she had learned Arabic she'd be getting good money at the NSA.
They usually only do credit checks if credit responsibility applies to your line of work. Usually. And it's not an instant reason to not be considered.
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If you tie cultural studies and international business you can make top dollar. But lol MA in that fucking retard.Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Even if it was I have to second Roc's question... WTF did she think she could do with that?Cybargs wrote:
"Top University" If it really was a top uni they'd brag about it.
I mean, a good liberal arts education can be very helpful for things like the LSAT. She could have gone into law. Or maybe into teaching. Hell if she had learned Arabic she'd be getting good money at the NSA.
A lot of companies are just looking for a four year.Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Even if it was I have to second Roc's question... WTF did she think she could do with that?Cybargs wrote:
"Top University" If it really was a top uni they'd brag about it.
I mean, a good liberal arts education can be very helpful for things like the LSAT. She could have gone into law. Or maybe into teaching. Hell if she had learned Arabic she'd be getting good money at the NSA.
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@Bargs yeppers
@Kmar indeed
I'm not gonna lie, it is a bit of a shame that simply majoring in a liberal art will not have good career prospects in and of itself. There are certainly some interesting subjects that would be fun to study. But that's just not the way the world works these days... you either use that education as a springboard to graduate/professional school, or you get an education in something practical like engineering, hard sciences (including math), accounting, etc.
@Kmar indeed
I'm not gonna lie, it is a bit of a shame that simply majoring in a liberal art will not have good career prospects in and of itself. There are certainly some interesting subjects that would be fun to study. But that's just not the way the world works these days... you either use that education as a springboard to graduate/professional school, or you get an education in something practical like engineering, hard sciences (including math), accounting, etc.
This guy...
i can actually sympathize with that to an extent. we definitely need either a much freer health insurance market or a public option.
Saw some occupy wallstreets noobs in front of the government center. Nobody honked...
Democrats and socialism FTW!
Democrats and socialism FTW!
And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.
>Wall St. is trying to kill me
I can't take that guy seriously .
I can't take that guy seriously .
moar liek Connecticut since all the insurance companies are HQd there
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trolls trolling trolls
He got destroyed lol
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The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman