Occupations

On Facebook today, I saw that someone had posted this article. Apparently, Iowa City has turned down the offer to renew Occupy Iowa City's permit to stay in College Green Park. Part of the reason they've been denied is because the places where the Occupiers have camped are in need of over $2,000 in repairs. My first thought at seeing that was to wonder if we could make them foot the bill, since it isn't fair that everybody has to pay for damages caused by "the 99%."

I've never really liked the Occupy movement. It was somewhat understandable when they were simply "Occupy Wall Street" but what does a park in Iowa City have to do with the economic troubles this country is in? And how does inconveniencing people (mostly kids and teenagers in this case) cause changes in the government? It only makes people want you to go away and let the park be a park again, instead of a campground for disorganized protestors.

--Slight detour--
I know many people that read this are staunch Republicans, or at the very least, are very conservative in their political leanings. I'm not. I generally vote Democrat. I voted for Obama, and I'm likely to do so again this fall. I agree that the national healthcare is broken, but at least it's a start. I've mentioned another of my liberal views on here a couple years ago, and there's another that I may end up mentioning at some point in the future, but that one needs its own post. Anyway, yeah, I'm a left-wing pinko commie--to a point. I don't like to get into political discussions, so I tend to keep my mouth shut when others talk about it.
--End of detour--

But back to the Occupiers. I'm normally very leftist-leaning, but they're just idiots. They're not going to get anything done going about it the way they are--and I'm not sure what they even want to accomplish, anyway. So I'm glad they're getting the boot. Too bad they can stay for another 2 weeks, and that the taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the damage they caused.

Sorry about the rant today, guys.