US Marines To Join Portesters in NYC in Occupy Wallstreet Protests!

"You are on a very odd soapbox indeed. Somehow, in your worldview, American soldiers in Afghanistan are responsible for you being born into squalor? Surely you jest? Perhaps you should take this up with your parents, and not the soldier who has signed up to protect your wretched, pissant little life if need be." Plymouth

Whose life is worth more, an Afghan or an American? I just showed you an area of the USA in complete squalor (Camden, NJ, USA) and you do nothing but insult and deflect.

 

Mike Frank. I appreciate your input and I respect your position and I do not mean to insult you personally. However, I do strongly believe that the USA military has no business in foreign affairs UNTIL domestic affairs are in order. They are clearly NOT in order to my satisfaction and my rate of satisfaction is pretty low with regard to global standards.

 

This we can almost agree upon, we should not be fighting wars around the globe especially if where we are fighting is no threat to our national security. Domestic affairs are a policemans job though, that is what they are for, if the county sheriff is not doing his job vote him out.

 

Mike Frank.

For full disclosure, I'm now 43, rich and living in the suburbs. I am still concerned about the "American dream" and I would like to see more emphasis on USA protection.

 

Dudeman, the way to truly protect america and it's citizens is we should encourage every citizen to keep and bear arms, if criminals thought that who they were threatening had a firearm they most likely wouldn't mess with you. We need to protect ourselves, as I said, when seconds count the police are only MINIUTES away.

 

"Dudeman, the way to truly protect america and it's citizens is we should encourage every citizen to keep and bear arms, if criminals thought that who they were threatening had a firearm they most likely wouldn't mess with you. We need to protect ourselves, as I said, when seconds count the police are only MINIUTES away." Mike Frank

Now that, is good advice.

 

Really? How so? There are restrictions against wearing military uniforms to political rally. Which party is this protest a rally for?

 

They can attend the protests...

However, if they attend in uniform, or try to speak for the USMC, hello, meet the door...

 

None. It's for the people. The people as a whole are not a political party. They are American citizens, who they are sworn to protect from any and all forms of violence.

Go ahead, DD our brave men and women in Uniform for standing with the PEOPLE! See how that blows over.

Prediction: In a hailstorm of very, very angry Americans. I would hate to be in office when that goes down. Chance of election: 0%. Chance of being doxed: 100% if you are found out to have had a part in said DD: 100%.

They will not only get the protesters that are there even more angry, they will get a whole slew of even more people involved if they heard our military men and women were being DD'd or punished AT ALL for standing between abusive police and peaceful protesters.

The US Armed forces aren't some back-ass-ward ME country that would turn on it's people for a dime.

Good luck with that.

 

Yeah this won't fly...

Every military member knows that there are restrictions against being a part of organized protesting in uniform...

DD would prolly be automatic...

 

Wow, I wonder if these nut jobs that want to bring down Wall Street realize that retirement organizations like CalPERS, the largest in the US, would be severely crippled. Oh well, I guess effectively destroying millions of Americans retirement is no big deal to progressive loons.

BTW, the title of this thread is Bull(*)(*)(*)(*), it is a few Marines, not the Marines as described.

 

Good point. I enjoy the 'spirit' of what that soldier expresses... but I know as a career military man, that going out there especially in uniform is (trouble) essentially/legally a no-no.

But Lord knows, I can relate to his views.

 

Are people out to 'reform' Wall Street or 'destroy' it? (I am certain that it is the former.)

 

Reform like how? Limit the amount money an American can make? These protesters should be protesting the congress to enforce the laws already on the books. If there is illegal improprieties, by all means hold their feet to the fire to prosecute.

 

Most of those laws have already been repealed.. or nuetered in a way that makes them irrelevant... kinda like unregulated derivatives and investment banks with the full backing of the taxpayer

 

Then change it. If those on Wall Street are operating within the law, then go after congress to change the laws and enforce it. It is kind of like how pathetically they enforce our immigration laws. Congress is the culprit and game changer, not Wall Street.

The truth is, those loons protesting are pissed at the salaries that the execs get, not to mention the obscene money they make, which is my original post, it will effect all the retirement accounts that Americans have, because they are all tied to the obscene money.

 

It doesn't have to have anything to do with a political party to be political. The prohibition is against political activities while in uniform not political party activities.

 

Considering all, you OUGHT to be able to think of something. If you cannot see that this nation's money-machine needs reform, then I'm not going to play around trying to change your closed mind; you are likely a part of the problem.

The only thing limiting that, is yourself. And no, I didn't call for that and wouldn't. I DO call for those with wealth to bear their FAIR SHARE of the burden of keeping this nation financially healthy.

Those on Wall Street and large corporations should NOT be allowed to siphon-off all of what's worthwhile and then abandon the people; that would just be stupid. Also, allowing MONEY to influence out politics as it has, is just a recipe for major disaster.

We tend to do that at the voting booth. But the influence of those with massive amounts of wealth, is far more insidious. And while government has its problems, I'd be the first to tell anyone, that I have and can get plenty done the right way via government.

What laws aren't being enforced? What laws that were in place, have been removed in the last century? Deregulation, has been a part of the problem and that is a fact. What new laws do we need in place? (We certainly DO need some.)

Of course. Still, I think we need to better define the laws, so that the average guy is not used-up (or misused) by the corporations.

I think [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htX2usfqMEs&feature=player_embedded"]Elizabeth Warren[/ame] has it right overall. She is saying what needs to be said.

 

Why shouldnt marines attend a protest? Good for them I say. You lot complaining about it are clueless.

 

You lot thinking this mystery Marine actually exists are beyond clueless.

 

Because it goes against the Uniform Code of Military Justice for them to do so while in uniform. The only time Marines should ever be in attendance at a protest is to keep order and to quell rioting.

 

See above in red

 

Why on Earth would the pro-government protesters need protection?

 

This is part of the Obama White House strategy to demonize
the Rich.Take on Wall Street who Ironically or NOT so Ironically
Obama has many buddies.I mean,like Goldman Sachs isn't Wall
Street.Or Jeffrey Immelt.Obama lives off the perks he gets from
his Wall Street cronies.Of course we already know Obama is THE
biggest Hypocrite in the annals of the Presidency.Says one thing and
does another.Even gave a speech condemning vitriol and calling for
civility yet not a word about all the Vitriol spewed by Democrats at
the Tea Party.
Wall Street IS America.Hoe is one supposed to acheive the
American Dream with No Wall Street.
No one can.You have to put yer earned Income somewhere.
I think it pathetic that the Marines would fall for this snidely
whiplash manuever by Democrats.They're Behind this.Make
no mistake.

 

The goal is non-profit banks. The anti establishment goal is to force banks and financial institutions along with health care into a nationalized non-profit system.