Occupy Boston!

Expat · #1 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 3:16 AM**

I think this is self-explanatory. It was a nice day to go downtown and take pictures:

Guess I wasn't the only old guy down there taking pics!

Federal Reserve of Boston:

Thanks for looking!

Okayyou · #2 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 3:50 AM**

Should be interesting to see if this has legs. Thanks for checking it out.

ShadowMaster · #3 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 8:00 AM**

Lot's of hippies

Thnx Ex!

toyota74 · #4 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 8:31 AM**

The fed building is nice.

tdawg · #5 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 12:00 PM**

They are not all just hippies. I know here in NYC, people as diverse as Columbia professors and fired teachers have begun joining the cause. Income inequality really has gotten out of hand in this country and despite what Herman Cain says, if you're poor, it's not necessarily your fault.

202_Cyclist · #6 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 1:14 PM**

tdwag:

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Income inequality really has gotten out of hand in this country and despite what Herman Cain says, if you're poor, it's not necessarily your fault.

The Romney Rule: millionaires should have lower tax rates than their maids.

202_Cyclist · #7 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 1:19 PM**

Here's one from Occupy Washington. Your next senator from Massachusetts. Buh-bye Scott Brown!

"Corporations are people, my friend." --Mitt Romney

sunbeach · #8 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 1:30 PM**

Boston looks nice.

I agree that economic inequity has reached it's peak. 99 percent of the American public has lost control of America. So, for those who think otherwise, might want to think twice before some gullible plutocrat would ask for a bailout so this rich punk can jack up his/her own financial portfolio at the expense of temporary low paying workers.

Does the GDP or Dow Jones Industrial Average matter anymore to the general public? Hell NO!!

Have you ever work for a Fortune 500 company, give it your all so your company can be successful .... and then later the same company lay you off the following day escorted by security guards? I did. This company has a very successful stock share value. This company 'hides' laying off it's American workers so it can raise the value of it's stock share value. This company likes to outsource jobs so they can equally take advantage workers overseas. This company is called International Business Machines .

BRING IT ON !! CORPORATE BIG BROTHER!!

sunbeach · #9 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 1:52 PM**

Instead of looking at the GDP or the DJIA for the health of the American economy, how about measuring the GDP of the average American, instead?

How about looking at the average American's savings and spending power instead of the corporation's bank account instead?

How about treating American workers as human beings not some dispensable commodity?

Freedom only works when freedom is shared equally!!

It's 2011. Freedom has lost it's meaning among the 99 percent Americans!

99's UNITE!!!

Expat · #10 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 2:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by toyota74

The fed building is nice.

I went down there to catch a moment in time. And knowing it would make colorful & interesting photographs. True to myself, I became very interested in the buildings. For the first time, I realized how much I like the Federal Reserve Building as I watched the light play off of it. And I became enchanted by this section of the Rose Kennedy Greenway. In particular, the way the plaza's pavement pattern played off & showcased the modern buildings. It is exciting to see how a freeway has been replaced with this wonderful public space (thx Big Dig).

As far as the protest goes, I agree with some of the folks and disagreed with others. There was a diversity of opinion down there. No matter, the energy, passion & blue skies were a tonic for a grumpy old man like me.

202_Cyclist · #11 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 2:59 PM**

The bicycle food-cart is great, as are the photos of Boston's bike-sharing program. Food trucks are everywhere in DC these days but I was joking with my coworker that I need to start a bicycle food-cart.

Expat · #12 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 3:07 PM**

^^^I really like the food trucks. When I visited Austin, they were all over & enjoyed them. Glad they have been appearing in Boston. You should start a bicycle food/coffee cart -- it would be great in DC.

Dr Nevergold · #13 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 4:10 PM**

Occupy Buffalo:

volguus zildrohar · #14 Posted **Oct 8, 2011, 8:39 PM**

The difference between, let's face it, left-wing and right-wing protests are the faces. These 'Occupy' events look exactly like this country's cities and Tea Party protests like their small towns. There seemed to be a dozen different issues people had signs for at Occupy, all pertinent but a touch disjointed. They seem as angry but less organized than Tea Party rallies to me - but maybe there's more to be angry about on the Occupy side.

Anyway, Occupy Philly:

Buckman821 · #15 Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 3:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

The difference between, let's face it, left-wing and right-wing protests are the faces. These 'Occupy' events look exactly like this country's cities and Tea Party protests like their small towns. There seemed to be a dozen different issues people had signs for at Occupy, all pertinent but a touch disjointed. They seem as angry but less organized than Tea Party rallies to me - but maybe there's more to be angry about on the Occupy side.

The sad thing is they both fail too see how much they share in common when it comes to what upsets them.

I have to agree with these "Occupy" protests being very disjointed. Both movements seem to suffer from allowing superfluous and erroneous crap distract from their real message (if they even have one).

Nineties Flava · #16 Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 6:10 AM**

We're getting a dose of this ourselves in Oakland two days from now. I've been hearing people talk about it... I wouldn't be surprised if it gets pretty big.

It looks like Boston had a pretty big one which I'm not surprised by. Thanks for getting out into the "field" and documenting it... I might decide to do the same here.

Bedhead · #17 Posted **Oct 9, 2011, 7:20 AM**

Great set - politics aside, you took the opportunity to get some great people pics!

sterlippo1 · #18 Posted **Oct 10, 2011, 8:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by Expat

I went down there to catch a moment in time. And knowing it would make colorful & interesting photographs. True to myself, I became very interested in the buildings. For the first time, I realized how much I like the Federal Reserve Building as I watched the light play off of it. And I became enchanted by this section of the Rose Kennedy Greenway. In particular, the way the plaza's pavement pattern played off & showcased the modern buildings. It is exciting to see how a freeway has been replaced with this wonderful public space (thx Big Dig).

As far as the protest goes, I agree with some of the folks and disagreed with others. There was a diversity of opinion down there. No matter, the energy, passion & blue skies were a tonic for a grumpy old man like me.

Expat, excellent! i was just in NYC and saw them downtown there as well. Surprised that you like the Federal Reserve building though, aka "The Washboard Building", personally i'd rather scratch my fingers on a blackboard than look at it

but since you took 'em, i like 'em.

great stuff as always

harryc · #19 Posted **Oct 10, 2011, 8:49 PM**

Expat · #20 Posted **Oct 10, 2011, 8:50 PM**

Sterlippo - I wasn't crazy about the Fed building before, but it played well in the light and surrounded by lots of colorful people. Probably the way renderings always look perfect in ideal situations. It isn't the type of building I typically enjoy. On a rainy, cold, dreary day when nobody is around, I think my opinion could sour on it. Especially since it is mostly dead space at street level. Anyway, it was a moment in time, like I said. As always, I value your comments.

Thanks again to everyone for their comments and for taking look.

And special thanks to those that added photographs from their local Occupy!