What Are We Occupying?

I'm still undecided on how I feel on the Occupation thing. At first it seemed like an isolated event but it's becoming something worldwide. It is great to see people getting out to demonstrate. Often there are couch coaches who just say something should be different or shouldn't be this or that so I'm glad to see peaple who are willing to go put some effort into advancing their claims. I am not sure however that this movement will continue to be a good thing.

First there is no one common message. That can be a good thing as often mass appeal statments have no substance and mean nothing. That means however, that the concepts that bring people out for these events likely differ and will not bind them together for long.
Basically the base point people are protesting is the power of the the wealthy. I agree that this power in the hands of so few has caused problems however don't agree with the solution of Occupy protestors. The issue I have is that they are not planning to abolish the system. Many of those protesting want the same type of wealth they are protesting. You can't get rid of the wealth if you want it and by not getting rid of it you merely recycle the problem. As well these Occupy events have few central leaders or statements. The movements can easily become a platform for people to rise to places of authority using the momentum of people just to use their new power for their own benefit.

I'm not saying that it is a bad thing I am just concerned about how it will end.

Some People Really Love Cats

Well I saw this and had to share it.

As a side note I really can't see this bringing many responses.

B.o.B Don't Let Me Fall

I've started to appreciate B.O.B.'s music recently. Here's a good one

What Happen to My Sports?

Okay so the NFL (that's football for those not into sports) has had a strike between players and owners. That has basically killed their season- it's over halfway gone. I wonder if there will even be a Superbowl. Now, the NBA (Basketball) has a lockout as well. I knew there was talks but I was sure it wouldn't happen.

I'm not a major sports enthusiast. I only watch a handful of teams occasionally but sports are a nice distraction to have around. I refuse to watch hockey as I find it boring and a bit pointless and baseball even more so.

I'm just going to have to find an alternative. I guess I still have soccer matches, though I always have to cruise the Spanish stations to find a game and everyone I know knows that my Spanish can use a bit of help. Hopefully I'll be able to hold onto high-school and college games for a while though they don't provide the comfort of watching from home.

This Dodger's Situtation

The Dodger's issues illustrate the faulty part of the American Dream. Often a person's path to success is not determined by how hard they work or how smart they are but society's values. While Mr.McCourt is able to go to bankruptcy court which gives him protection and use of a $150 million loan in order to save his ownership I know that those who are not even paid much at the dodger's stadium have their paychecks bounce.

I actually was not paying attention to the dispute over the Dodgers until recently when a couple of "ministers" and "community leaders" decided to have a pointless press-conference in order to pledge their support to McCourt. I even admit that my disgust of their decision to focus on this instead of real problems that affect their congregations and neighborhoods may cloud my thoughts of McCourt. I felt sorry for him at first when I heard of the divorce however this recent development of him gaining a chance to keep his ownership of the team as those working under him can't even get their paychecks strikes me as wrong. Once again it seems those with money get helped even when they fail while those without. Maybe I'm wrong, let me know your viewpoint if you think so.