WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT RIOTING!!!!!

[LuCifer]

Crude prices over $58/barrel... prepare for gas to jump significantly this weekend...10 cents or more per gallon! Dude, I'm lucky to get
$2.07 for cheap crap, and PLEASE don't bitch me out for driving, cuz I should walk, blah blah blah, HEY IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE FOR A LIVING, I WOULDN'T! AND, I DON'T USE MY A/C, WHICH, IN FREAKIN FLORI-DUH, IS ALL BUT AMAZING I AM NOT DEAD! Anyways, back to the issue at hand! This is PRICE FIXING on an INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. We all know that. There is NO PEEK OIL, it's a FUCKING LIE and a FUCKING ILLUSION and I'm channeling Bill Hicks now so look out! I ask again, WHY THE HELL ARE PEOPLE NOT OUT IN THE STREETS RIOTING?!?!?! PUT THE GODDAMN GAME BOY DOWN AND TAKE A STAND PEOPLE! AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope for America after all! Here in Okeechobee, one MASSIVE redneck capital of Florida, alot of folks here HATE the local walmart! I can't tell you how many times I hear about botched ring ups, orders, and people saying I WISH THEY'D BRING BACK KMART! My fined said he's boycotted them for the last like 2 years. Well, me, I can't remember the last time I bought even a soda from one, BUT, I remember the last time I took a shit (AND DIDN'T FLUSH!) at one AND left about 100 cards with my url http://www.LU13.TK (I HATE THAT ANNOYING BANNER but it's FREE!) and http://www.RandiRhodesArchives.com and LARGE graffit in PERMENT MARKER explaining how much walmart and bush suck mule nuts!

What's also really screwed up is I know local hicks (like me!) here, I mean total tobacco chewing, moonshine drinking HICKS...and guess waht? THEY HATE BUSH! And they know MORE about music that *I* like, ei. Cinema Strange, Twisted In Graves, The Cramps, Electric Hellfire Club, etc and so on, I FOUND MORE FANS OF THEM HERE THAN ON THE GOLD COAST! WHAT IS UP WITH THAT!!!!! You would THINK all you would find out here is people who know nothing more than country and SOME metal right?! WELL...

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Thank you for putting up with my rants DU!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROCK ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lu Cifer, it is TIME for a revolution!

[garybeck]

1. the only thing that has gotten people to riot has been

the draft.

hold on to your seat, because it's coming.

unfortunately i predict another "attack" on our country first, which will give them the "mandate" to invade another country and institute the draft.

[LuCifer]

3. That is very true...

...and they way our troops are NEEDLESSLY being slaughted in Iraq and Afganistan, it's only a matter of time. Then as The Misfits said best:
"ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lu Cifer, wtf happened to Danzig?! MAKE AN ALBUM PARTNER! Preferably with John Christ on guitar again!

[Goldeneye]

15. Al Franken played a clip of Limbaugh's show today.

He was saying if there is another attack on America it will be Dick Durbin's fault. I think they might be getting they're talking points set up, just in case...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

36. And bad court decisions, sports championships and

the blocking of civil rights.

[Unforgiven]

44. And

Marshall Law and curfews to follow.

[Selatius]

2. People are too comfortable

People pushed into desperation and crushing poverty may riot or even start a revolution but not comfortable people. Hardship, pain, poverty, the fear of death--these are the things that burn away the fat and the laziness of a plump population.

[Cyrano]

4. I don't know if you're old enough to remember Kent State.

They'd shoot us down in the streets.

Don't for one moment believe that Tienemen Square could only happen in China. The image of that man holding nothing more than a shopping bag and standing in front of a tank will be a classic for centuries.

The grotesque criminals running this country are capable of ANYTHING and they probably view that man as someone who should have been ground beneath the tank's treads. Fortunately, whoever was driving that tank, had the decency to stop.

They probably shot the man with the shopping bag and the tank crew a couple of hours later, but we'll never know.

However, under BushCo, there would be no doubt as to the fate of the tank crew and the protester.

[H2O Man]

26. Interesting point.

Although Kent State was not a riot, and that two of the students who were killed were not really participants in the demonstration, your example is very important. Rioting does not accomplish anything positive. More, it does not result in any "changes" that progressive democrats would want to see happen.

After Martin Luther King, Jr was killed, Jimi Hendrix wrote a great song that is found on Electric Ladyland, in which he took a strong stand against rioting. In "House Burning Down," Jimi describes the riots that he recognized as self-destructive:

"Look at the sky turn a hell-fire red
Somebody's house is burning
down, down, down, down

Well, I asked my friend
'Where is that black smoke coming from?'
He just coughed and changed the subject
And said, 'Uh, it might snow some'
So I left him sipping his tea
And I jumped in my chariot and rode off to see
Just why and who could it be this time.

Sisters and brothers, daddies, mothers
Standing around crying
When I reached the scene
The flames were making a ghostly whine
So I stood on my horse's back
And I screamed without a crack
I said, ' Oh baby why did you
burn your brother's house down?'

Well someone stepped from the crowd
He was nineteen miles high
He shouts,'We're tired and disgusted
So we painted red through the sky.'
I said, 'The truth is straight ahead
so don't burn yourself instead.
Try learning instead of burning.
Hear what I say.'

So I finally rode away
But I'll never forget that day
'Cause when I reached the valley
I looked down across the way
A giant boat from space
Landed with eerie grace
And came and taken all the dead away."

Always listen to Jimi Hendrix!

[faithnotgreed]

34. and to marvin gaye... great post h2o

[MoveOn90]

41. Agreed.

"Rioting does not accomplish anything positive."

Precisely. Rioting puts us on the same level as the people who started the war. :(

Peace isn't just something that we ask from our government; the people have to adhere to it, too.

[tigereye]

28. c'mon now

When's the last time you saw a tank facing down people here in the states? ( at least 35 years, if at all?)

I don't think that our government, as scary as Bushco can be, is in anyway comparable to the rigidities, arrests, free speech and election limitations in China. The 60s and 70s were crazy, yes, but law and duly elected lawmakers still prevailed.

[H2O Man]

31. While that is true

it does not mean that "rioting" is in any sense a good idea.

The last time the US military was used to put down demostrations within the USA would be in the 1970s. At Wounded Knee and then at the stand-off at the Jumping Bull property (the conflict that lead to Leonard Peltier's problems) both saw the US military in force. Both events were by far more violent crushing of peoples' rights than the more recent events in China.

The last time the US military occupied a city in the United States was in April 1968.

[Hapameli]

40. LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2004 armored tanks showed up at antiwar protest

MARINE APCs APPEAR AT ANTI-WAR PROTEST IN WESTWOOD

LOS ANGELES, November 9, 2004 - At 7:50 PM, What were first reported to be tanks and now identified as Marine APCs showed up at an anti-war protest in front of the federal building in Westwood.

The APCs circled the block twice, the second time parking themselves in the street and directly in front of the area where most of the protesters were gathered.

Enraged, some of the people attempted to block the APCs, but police quickly cleared the street.

The people continued to protest the presence of the Marines, but after about ten minutes they drove off. It is still unclear as to why they were deployed to this location.



http://www.globalresearch.ca/articles/IND411A.html

[tigereye]

49. well

I stand corrected. That does seem excessive.

[ailsagirl]

42. Five years ago, I'd never have believed it. I do now.

And anyone who doesn't see how much danger we're in is heavy into denial. These guys would sooner take all of us with them than go quietly.

They're not going to go quietly-- I can guarantee that.

[steve2470]

5. wow you go, you are most hip for Okeechobee, my fellow Florida denizen nt

[CitrusLib]

6. Holy, shit! There's liberals in Okeechobee?

:hi:

I used to cover southern Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie, Okeechobee and Martin Counties for a previous employer. It never failed. Every time I took 70 out to Okeechobee, some idiot (usually a Fed Ex or UPS driver trying to hot foot it back to Fort Pierce) would damn near run me off the road.

For what it's worth, I try to drive without A/C in Florida, so I feel your pain (the humidity is a bitch right after the 4:00pm thunder shower).

Glad to know there are liberals in Okeechobee. Never stayed out there long enough to find them on my own. :)

[LuCifer]

9. Howdy!

Yeah I grew up in Delray. I CAIN'T TAKE that Gold Coast NIGHTMARE anymore! I freak when I gotta go down there for a concert or visit fiends! JESUS THE TRAFFIC THERE BLOOOOOWS! Here, it's usually ALWAYS predictable. I work at night, so, lucky me, the temps aren't bad, even NOW! And there's NOTHING on the road, more animals than people! BTW, GET OUT OF THE ROAD YOU STUPID ARMADILOS!!!!!! DUHHH! CAR WEIGHING A TON COMING!!!!! Anyways, the thing ya gotta watch for on the road are:
1. THE SEMIS! These guys stop for NOTHING! And certainly NOT a '94 Olds like mine!
2. The dorks who will turn in front of you with only 100 feet to spare and do 15 MPH LESS than you! It's like, you see me coming a mile away, and don't go! Then 100 yards, nope, don't go now! 100 FEET? NOW GO! Arg!

I agree alot of us are comfy, but when the REAL UNemployement rate is around 13%, that is BAD NEWS kids. All it will take is a SPARK, and I think that y'all are right, the DRAFT *WILL* BE THE SPARK. And gods help us all...

Lu Cifer, DRAFT THIS W!

[CitrusLib]

10. This minute's armadillo is next minute's possum on the half shell

bloody bastards. They have the same brain capacity as a Bush supporter.

Ah, Delray. I used to have to go to meetings in Boca. HATED the drive.

Watch out for the wildlife and keep fighting the good fight.

Citrus

[DoYouEverWonder]

32. I aim at the god damn things

friggin' armadillos. They make a great crunchy sound under my tires.

[ellenfl]

39. i grew up in delray too. well, briny breezes, actually.

do we know each other?

thanks for the encouraging news about the lake country citizens . . . i needed it.

oh, and about rioting, two words . . . civil disobedience.

ellen fl

[StopTheMorans]

7. OMG!!!!!1!!!!! ARg1!!! WTF is wrong with PEOPLE!?!?

they only riot for stupid things, LIKE THE OJ TRIAL! hey IDIOTS, WAKE THE F*CK UP!

[HEyHEY]

13. Well, maybe it was stupid to YOU

[Up2Late]

8. I agree with what was said above, but also, I think people here...

...don't trust the lunatics we have in Government currently not to order the Army, or National Guard to open fire on a rioting crowd these days.

I know if I found my self in the middle of a Riot, and they had the same level of Police presence they had at the 2nd inauguration, I'd be staying low and trying to find an exit.

I'm pissed, but I don't want to get shot.:evilfrown:

[HEyHEY]

11. One word: "De-Cafe"

[Media_Lies_Daily]

12. Because it's not time yet. Are you really so bent on seeing people....

...beaten, gassed, and shot when the timing is not yet correct?

Let me advise you on when you personally can begin rioting:

1. You may begin rioting when you begin to hear quotes from local police forces that are clearly in agreement with the people proposing to riot.

2. You may begin rioting when American troops refuse to get on the planes going to the Middle East, and when troops already in the Middle East refuse to fight.

3. You may begin rioting when food, water, gasoline, and utilities are no longer getting to the the vast majority of Americans.

Until then, hunker down, hoard some supplies, make sure your weapons have ammo, and continue to pay attention.

Oh, and by the way, I was told by my professors in geology classes almost forty years ago that oil would begin to run out sometime in the 2005-2012 time-frame. They were strong advocates for alternative power sources even then. If you choose to ignore that concept, so be it, but don't start whining that nobody told you this when gasoline starts to disappear over the next few years.

[WilliamPitt]

14. Why aren't you?

PUT THE GODDAMN KEYBOARD DOWN AND TAKE A STAND PEOPLE!

AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!

Or something.

[evolved Anarchopunk]

16. mhm mhm

this is what i like to see and hear. reminds me of old and gives me hope for the future, such fire friend :grr: it is good to see. But you must realize what many respected anarchists and political theorists such as proudhon and far back as boetie realized: the revolution must be a peaceful one. Passion is fleeting and causes are forgotton, trust me, i've run with some black flags- and i'm proud of it, b/c im in individualist - which as good country folk u sound like as well (if this was not the internet you would here my fleeting NC accent). But realize it man, the only true success and the next step in our political revolution and evolution will be when everybody wakes up one day and merely ignores the hierarchy. Like a tree w/out water (authority) present-day democracy and all of its evils will shrivel up. Can u imagine the look on Bush's face, on any fascist's face for that matter, when absolutely no one gives them the authority to exploit them anymore ! It would be more glorious than your current mindset could concieve, and that is not a comedown on you friend.

Simply put, in the end revolutions justify the metaphysical idea of government by physically overthrowing them. Sure, go ahead and destroy some McD's and NIKE factories if you want, you'll wake up the next day feeling the same (and in my case with sick whiskey drymouth). It seems like a cop-out, but hey: wait. Smoke some grass with me and everyone else whose waiting for the world to wake up. :smoke:

[newyawker99]

22. Hi evolved Anarchopunk!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Beware the Beast Man]

17. "no peek oil"- is it modest?

:D

[Gemini Cat]

18. They don't riot because it conflicts with Fear Factor.

They would hate to miss a minute of TV.
Secondly, as long as there is McDonald's to feed them, Walmart to buy cheap crap from, and Disney to be entertained by, there is no reason to riot. Everything is going along quite swimmingly. Faux news tels them so. Gas prices a little high? They can blame someone else for that. Anyone know what Clinton's penis is up to these days?

People may or may not riot when the draft comes back, depending on what's on TV. A lot of them may think it won't effect them, until the notice comes and a hell of a lot of them die.

[LoZoccolo]

19. I think I know why you might hate Wal-Mart.

They won't let you buy more than two boxes of Sudafed at a time.

[nansocal]

20. the title of your thread....

is exactly what I was asking after the 2000 election.....

[newportdadde]

21. Because they aren't starving.

Thats the whole plan, take away everything to the point where you have just enough.. just enough your afraid to risk what you have left. That and football starts in just a few months.

[mitchum]

23. Because they still have Cheez Doodles and American Idol

[steve2470]

24. good website ! nt

[DS1]

25. Satan controls me

War keeps his chest full of fresh souls.

[Donailin]

27. I feel your pain

for the millionth time I woke up today with great expectations about the coverage on Conyers hearing in the basement of the capitol. I expected newspapers like the post to make this the issue of the days news. I expected NPR to harp on it all day. i expected c-span callers to harp on it all morning.

And again, I woke up in a world where up is down, black is white, war is peace and Bush is still the asshat in the WH.

And the depression continues.

[tigereye]

29. do you realize how much people in other countries

pay for gasoline and have been doing so for years? It's economic reality catching up to us.

[Deja Q]

30. Yup. 'Three meals away from revolution' is a crock of steaming cattle cack

In the 1930s we had a Depression. That didn't stop anybody. WHy should one now? Just what does it take for the people to rise up? Nothing. We're too afraid of losing out jobs and possessions and when it does we then have to beg for food.

[DoYouEverWonder]

33. Because we're too busy fighting the regime

on the Internet.

Heck, I can protest all day long, sometimes get read by 1000's of people and I don't even have to get dressed if I don't feel like it.

Besides, I'd love to go to DC for some of the big protests but who the heck has 2-3 full days to kill anymore and when I do, I'd much rather go fishing.

[oblivious]

37. Yes, it's the Internet that will take the liars down.

[dooner]

35. Because when hundreds of thousands took to the streets

to protest the Iraq war, the media, the white house, and our representative paid no attention?

[funkybutt]

38. We're Marching Tomorrow In New Orleans with CINDY SHEEHAN!!

I can't wait.

Take to the streets and Press ON!

[Fight_n_back]

43. Because we can't stop watching "Celebrity Dancing"

that show is really good. Ya know, if PBS had shows like that they wouldn't NEED funding.

[Unforgiven]

46. PBS

You won't have to contend with PBS much longer,if the RepubliCONs have their way.

[Fight_n_back]

47. Its a known fact the "Big Bird" was a codename for Stalin

and that Oscar is Grouchy because he is French.

[garybeck]

48. PBS has become part of the problem

the board of directors is all appointed by bush. no coverage of election fraud, jeff gannon, barely even mention dsm. part of the problem.

[Vadem]

45. I am f***** ready!!!! Let's do it! We need an organizer to corral us all

together!!

Let's go, for goodness sakes!

[LightningFlash]

50. Watch it come.....And it will come.