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Old 11-08-2011, 02:35 PM  
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post

I understand this isn't a simple problem. But without having a goal or even a demand, all they have is a "group of disgruntled people". They are coming off as being anti banking ("Everyone move to credit unions") and anti business. Banks and businesses are in fact in business to make money. And credit unions aren't much different from banks really.

Without having a goal or a set of demands, no one can give them what they want.
I agree, at some point they will need to solidify their message into something people can understand. But that takes time.

Personally, I give "the people" the benefit of the doubt in these sorts of the things no matter their view. Regular people have no lobbyists, they have no politicians in their pocket, they don't own any media outlets, etc. So I feel they deserve a bit more time to get organized.

However, if they stall out and the message is still unclear in a few months, then that's on them and the movement should probably disband and regroup.
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