why are there protesters in front of the synagogue on central?

[leko.livejournal.com]

I went to investigate the noise coming from the street and there are a bunch of protesters with noise makers and drums massing in front of the synagogue on Central right off Broadway. They have signs that read "Stop greed" and something about not shopping at Shaws.

What is this about, and why are they in front of a synagogue?

Comments

[benndragon.livejournal.com]

It's true, telling people on the internet what those other folks over there really ought to be doing because the clear actions they are taking just aren't enough/correct for your tastes is definitely the way to be the change you want to see in the world.

[turil.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Which is why I rarely tell anyone what to do. I merely suggest what's possible...

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

It's not terribly possible in a country where real wages have been stagnant for most working folks for 40 years, the industrial base that used to support blue collars workers in a reasonably safe, secure fashion has vanished and even the most educated white-collar workers wind up serving fries at Chez Ronald.

Nice try, but your suggestions aren't really possible for many people. Just what have you done in that regard? (Before you answer, remember that we all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us and those who uphold the infrastructure around us that we too often take for granted. Unless you built your own home by hand, grow your own food and medicines, and use no public roads/water/utilities, you're hardly going it alone. Those things, and many more, make it possible for people like you to think they're mavericks who accomplished everything on their own merits.)

[turil.livejournal.com]

I never said anything about going it alone.

I said that it's easier to take care of yourself and your family if you aren't relying on big business to take care of it all. It's not easy for many people to choose to start their own businesses/organizations, but with all this support that these folks are getting, they could do amazing things, I bet...

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

You sound like a cross between a marxist and John Galt.

This is what Turil has in mind...

[nvidia99999.livejournal.com]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/27/christians.unplugged/index.html?hpt=C1