8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.
9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.
10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.
11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.
12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.
13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.
This was posted at OccupyWriters.com, where… oh my, more writers than I can count… have pledged support for the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Head over there for more literary bits… although none as snarkly amusing as this one.
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The wicked sweet lessons of Lemony Snicket always make me smile. Here’s a favorite fitting quote of note for this special occassion:
“The beginning point of planning is to determine the best that can be…Don’t wory about feasibility. Feasibility will compromise us soon enough.”
James Rouse
Onward and upward.