Friday, October 14, 2011

Why I Will Not Be Occupying Vancouver

source: www.treehugger.com



I get it, okay.  I get it.  People are mad about the current economic situation.  The poverty gap is growing, the state deficit is high.  The country is in debt, the people are in debt, foreclosures, not having enough money to write a cheque... I get it.  Being poor sucks, end of story.  Capitalism is a corrupt system, end corporate dominance, etc. etc.  Yay Marx, class struggle, and all that jazz.  I get it.  And to some extent, I support the sentiments.  But, on Saturday at 10am, I will not be Occupying Vancouver.

And here's why