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frazzled

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5. Maybe the branch is near their house

Reply to BeHereNow (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 17, 2011, 05:55 PM

Dec 2011

And it's hard for them to get across town. Do you even care? You decide they're fucked so you close down their access. That, my dear friend, is not democracy in action; it's the beginnings of a form of totalitarianism, where you decide what is good for people whether they like it or not. It's never worked out well before.

Direct your wrath at the bank's headquarters, not at the poor people who may need to (or yes, even choose to) access a branch. Believe me, I've seen a lot of discussion of this, and people have left OWS over this very kind of issue. Not a way to win hearts and mind, and not a way to achieve the goals.

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Are you sure the little old ladies trying to deposit their Social Security checks frazzled Dec 2011 #3

Their local credit unions are happy to oblige, with out fucking them over. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #4

Maybe the branch is near their house frazzled Dec 2011 #5

Denying people access to their money seems extremely counterproductive. This faction of OWS needs Ed Suspicious Dec 2011 #6