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Funny Vid: D.C. Occupiers Want to Banish Monetary System…But Still ‘Buy’ Big Screen TVs
- Posted on May 2, 2012 at 5:49pm by
Benny Johnson
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On Tuesday, The Blaze went down to interview some of those taking part in the D.C. May Day protests. There, we found these two, who want to banish the monetary system and capitalism, but still enjoy purchasing big ticket items, such as big screen TV’s. Watch them try to explain how to do both:
Stay tuned tomorrow for The Blaze‘s full report on Occupy DC’s other alternatives to capitalism.
UPDATE:
Watch the second video here.





















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Hawker
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:51pmWith 3 hundred plus millions we have at most a few thousand of these type. No fear here. I have seen many young persons that are smarter ,doing the right thing, and will overcome the few the likes of ayers and dorin obama jarret,jones . The hippies of old faded away even if some of the radicals of the 60s are still pounding their drums they will fade also. In the meantime keep the faith and VOTEl. If we do then I don’t think we will need to exercise our 2nd adm. right on them.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:16pmWhy are we even paying attention to these morons, they’re just down there to score with the chicks, and smoke a doobie….. Yawn.
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:30pmIs this the sequel to “Dumb and dumber”?
Report Post »marhee9
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:57pmThis is such a disgusting group. Look at all the crap the tea party got for having legitimate rallies. Then this group of dirtbags comes along and gets praise from the liberal loons. This group is the very definition of hypocrisy, just like Obama. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVXFGTUNDjE
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:23pmAre morons naturally drawn to drum circles?…………Or does listening to drum circles all day turn them in to morons?
Dang that is annoying.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:55pm@Therightsofbilly
Had a job interview and went to bed early last night. I read your last posts. Jzs counts his hits be doing a Ctrl+F and typing in “jzs” I think and then manually counts how many “jzs’s” are listed on that page; really a self-centered sickness of sorts.
I see he told his Mother to “shut up”…. now that’s really sick. But, being The-Monk, I can be grateful that at least he’s now saying “something” to his momma. At least he opened up about being a commie and wanting all of us in FEMA camps.
A double helping of milk and cookies for all your wonderful posts. : )
PS: Did you notice moms icon is upsidedown and the “heads” look like “butt heads”? : ) : ) (double happy face for Mom on that)
Report Post »charleyrocks
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:01pmAll I could do was to give my head a shake! Wow the education system is really failing.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 12:47amHi MONK,
Hope the interview went well and good things come from it.
I did notice the upside down butt heads.
I sure hope JZS’s mom never takes that knotted plow line to me……yeeeeow.
Report Post »wdittgasn
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:44amI get what they are saying,…..I want a big screen TV, Instead of money as an incentive, I am going to hold this rifle on you, now make me a TV b-tch.
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:09am“Whooooo thats a good ass question!”
No, that’s a stupid a$$ question. God needs to thin the heard here. That‘s how it’s done in nature.
Report Post »Electacon
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:21amThis runs almost like one of my very favorite South Park episodes, “Die Hippie Die”. The boys and some college know it all hippies have a very similar discussion. http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s09e02-die-hippie-die
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:22amCharley I was thinking the same thing…..This is the end product of liberal endoctrination……To call these guys stupid is to insult stupid people. Although I think the black guy hamster started at least walking and getting the wheel turning…You can see the damn this sounded alot better before I was forced to think about.
Report Post »But the white guy didn’t even have aclue how truely stupid he was sounding. One guy make a big screen and trade it for a wooden stool …..LOL
GD that’s the must retarded thing I have ever heard. You want to know why pot can’t be legalized just listen to that white dude for one minute……
ishka4me
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 7:40amEven complete idiots realize that occupy just doesn’t make sense. At least these two “useful” guys were nice and friendly.
Report Post »conservativejon
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:09amI watched that entire video, screamed hysterically, then my head exploaded
Report Post »caleejr
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:44am@ HAWKER:
Report Post »“With 3 hundred plus millions we have at most a few thousand of these type. No fear here.”
The uprising in Egypt was done with less than 1% of the population….don‘t think bad things can’t happen because it‘s just a ’few’ people….we need to be On Guard at All Times
4areason
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 9:18amA sad commentary on our society and our educational system. No logic or critical thinking, just, I want; therefore I should get.
Report Post »Duey2000
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 10:39am30 years ago, I would agree, but we have seen what minority groups in the US have been able to accomplish recently. Look at groups like the athiests and pro gay marriage groups. They have been able to push their agendas and pass laws that the majority of people did not want. Also look at what congress did when it passed out the bail outs and healthcare bills that a majority of the country opposed. We should not sit back at all, but we should show our force. The Tea Party needs to make our presence known again this summer and fall.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 11:12amNow there are two really gifted people, LOL…what a load of nonsense, they have no idea what ‘economy’ means, you either have a free market (decentralized) or planned (centralized) economy. What is this ‘gift’ economy? Everything is for free, yet they want jobs? Why have a job if everything is free? Why have free stuff if you want a job? These dolts have been brainwashed and there is no hope for them.
Report Post »zorro
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 11:21amNow hold on…don’t be so hard on them. I think I get it. So like, check it out, “reputation” is what’s important, right? So like, let’s say, you help me, right? So like, then, since we have no monetary system, I “pay” you by giving you this reputation. So the way it works, I give you maybe a little note that says, “this guy helped me and is awesome.” So like you take this little note and show it to others. And that‘s how you’re able to get stuff because you have a bunch good notes, like reviews on Amazon, you know. In fact, it’ll probably work better if the government, since they know best, is the one that prints out these reputation notes. We can call them “repunotes” or “reps” for short. So since you don’t want to go around carrying all these notes, they can give you like 5‘s and 10’s and stuff. You can even have places that, like, keep these for you. Yeah, I think that’ll work awesome, man.
Report Post »hereandnow
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 11:52amIt’s true… The hippies of the sixties faded away… returning to society (most had their fun and saw the writing on the wall)… but a few of the radicals hung on and are now puppet masters in the White House (let alone the Congressional and Judicial branches). The obvious difference is that now the cancer has spread to the heart of our country. We can either continue aimlessly following the beat of the media or face the facts and confront this disease.
Report Post »3monkeysmomma
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 1:01pmI am a pro-life, freedom loving person who rejects population control and eugenics.
BUT…….when I see IDIOTS like these……sometimes…just for a brief moment….I start to think….
Report Post »B_rad
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 1:24pmI saw no hilarity here, only the deep tragedy of the uneducated and indoctrinated.
Report Post »HaroldHeard
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 1:50pmI tried to listen, however sadly after hear what can only be described as ‘a dog chasing it tail’, I had to get off this merry-go-round, my brain was just spinning.
This is yet another fine example of a lack of education and moral values around personal accountability and responsibility.
Report Post »REBELWITHACAUSE
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:06pm@ZORRO… now THAT is the funniest ‘stuff’ I’ve ever heard in my life. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These numb-nuts should be gassed or something. I don’t get it… how are they living? If they have no jobs, how long can they possibly last out there? Isn’t there a time-limit on unemployment $? Is a homeless shelter feeding that bunch of stinkos? Oh com’on… you know they stink… LOL! I have to say, if I was stuck out there, no matter WHAT I was doing out there, that knuckle-head banging on the bongos, he’d have to go… I would shoot him, or shoot myself. I really can’t see me shooting myself. Annoying!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »destrecht
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:19pmDetroit- because it’s good entertainment. I need to laugh from time to time.
Report Post »scarebear83
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:33pm@TheRightsofBilly- Ya know my band teacher always told me that every time you hold a pair of drumsticks in your hand your IQ lowers… I think it’s slightly different for conservative drummers though :-P
Report Post »candcantiques
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 3:52pmWith 3 hundred plus millions we have at most a few thousand of these type.
Is that a joke? This entire world is full of STUPID people. A few thousand? WOW. Open your eyes. I bet half of your neighbors dont even know who the vice President is but they are gonna vote and YOU AND I will be stuck with their dumb azz decision based upon ZERO research into the candidates.
I was in a town I wasnt familiar with last week. My GPS wasnt showing me all of the roads. I stopped into a 7-11 and asked directions. Thw two employees finally came to the conclusion…. “ you cant get there from here” HUH? Really? This world is FULL of stupid people, open your eyes and ears.
Report Post »k8ti
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:38pmHonestly, how can people be this stupid!!!!??? Brainwashed by hippie liberals!!!! I wish we could do a large experiment! Have two towns….one if full of only Conservative people, and the other is full of only Liberals. In 5-10 years see which town is better off…in terms of budget, citizens prosperity, crime rate, schools…etc…..I GUARANTEE the conservative town would be WAY better off in every aspect!
Report Post »Bookster
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:49pmOh man, we are sooooo screwed.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 8:02pmThe Concepts… of Rarity, Value, Money, and Supply & Demand… still eludes these people!
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:17pmMany years from now, if these people succeed in the destruction of America, they will be waking early dressing in their dirty urban communist attire and head to the factory of the government’s choice.
They’ll work a mundane job all day for pennies on the dollar, with no upward mobility. There kids will receive a mediocre education laced with propaganda, and empty of relevant human history.
Thoughts of what America was will float through there addled propaganda filled minds, they will shutter to themselves at the thought of their treason… but they’ll keep working.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 12:24amReading the history of Ancient Rome… one is stuck by the fact that the Romans get Crazier as time goes on. My theory is: since the Aqueducts were lined with Lead… they suffered from Lead Poisoning.
Whom is checking our Water Supply?
Report Post »bumfuzeled
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 2:39pmI think I.Q. and work ethic just skip a generation. Hippies in the 60′s and trustafarians today
Report Post »candcantiques
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:11pmIf you gave a Liberal a test on common sense they would all FAIL. They think they are intelligent because they have been to college or they got all A’s in school but the truth is you can memorize everything there is to know in the world and STILL NOT HAVE ONE SHRED OF COMMON SENSE.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:45pmi sure hope they arent paying for an education
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:00pmNope .. Obama is going to give it to them for “free” aka taxpayer money.
Report Post »db321
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:28pmWow! Suddenly I am hearing Monetary Collapse a little more often lately – Oh – I hear Economic Collapse quite often – In fact, I believe America has been in an Economic Collapse for some time. Now Monetary Collapse is a different story – this means the Dollar has collapsed and you can’t even buy a loaf of Bread with any amount – it’s collapsed – use it for Monopoly Money – it is worthless.
Soros has collapse the monetary system 12 times of other Countries – Soros doesn’t give a flip about Economic Collapse – he wants a Monetary Collapse!
Obama was smart – he knew America is close to a Monetary Collapse two weeks ago – when he added to his Executive Order that in the Case of a “Monetary Collapse” – he could declare Marshall Law – this one went over EVERYONE’S head – I prayed!
In a Monitory Collapse – you can be the Worlds funniest comic – take your video camera and a Million dollars and go try to buy a loaf of bread – everyone will laugh at you – even the clerk!
The Media does the same thing with the words “Balanced Debt” and “Balanced Budget” – I bet 70% of the Blaze readers don’t know the difference between and Balanced Budget and a Balanced Debt! Clinton knew how to play off the two words and America bought it hook line and sinker.
One more question Blaze Readers – when was the last time America had a Balance Debt – if you say Clinton your wrong! John Adams President operating under a Balance Budget – passed a Congressional Law to Balance
Report Post »db321
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:30pmOh yea! – it took two Presidents after Adams to finally balance the US Debt – can’t be done over night – but it can be done!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 8:08pmNo more Air & Food… for Zombies!
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 8:46amNaw …………… you’re paying for their education ;-)
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:43pm“The Hopi Indians did that.” LOLOLOL
Dumb & Dumber – so typical of the drum-circle pot smoking commy loving ritalin-doped OWS crowd.
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:25pmI think he ( I”ll give him the benefit of doubt) was thinking of something like a bartering system. Nevermind that you still need stuff or a skill to barter with.
I was indeed wondering if he makes sence to himself … call me stupid, but I was not following
Report Post »the_united_states_of_britain
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:48pmi smoke hella weed. but i aint no lefty.
i found the fact that they basically said nothing absolutely hilarious. 2 minutes and we learned nothing. theyre there protesting, but they have no idea what theyre protesting for. something about gifts, something about if youre a good guy. incoherent drivel.
i will say, they certainly didnt look like “dangerous radicals”. as long as theyre hurting anyone, i have no issue with idiots protesting.
Report Post »Duey2000
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 10:36am4truth2all,
Report Post »I was thinking the same thing. They sound like they are for a bartering system, but if they understood the history of economics they would realize that bartering doesn‘t work or at least doesn’t last very long. One guy thinks that a TV should be worth a stool. The guy that is building the TV though maybe thinks that his tv is worth 6 stools or maybe he doesn’t have any use for a stool at all. Then what? The guy with the stool cracks it over the guy’s head, takes his TV and we’re back to square one. Did it work for the Hopi? Probably. Many native american tribes had no concept of ownership, that is why it was easy to take their land in trade deals because they didn’t understand what was going on. But the native american tribes were much smaller communities too. A couple of thousand in one tribe in one small area vs 300 million people in a giant country. The man in the video said that you get people together to make the same product. That’s how you stifle creativity. If these kids think that they would still have their ipads and iphones after a monetary collapse, they are really stupid. Services would be cut back because there would be nobody to run those businesses. People would be out to find food and shelter and internet and cell phone services would be the last thing on everybody’s mind. But they’re too stupid to think about the consequences and aftermath of what they are asking for…
The Gooch
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:43pmThe black kid is clearly smarter and more grounded in reality than his lily-white, hippy friend.
Report Post »Donttredonme
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:16pmamen
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:34pmYeah, his real demand was a job…In the end he is in the wrong protest group.
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:41pm“How sharper than a serpents tooth it is to have a thankless child”. (Shakespeare).
“A passing parade of pusillanimous, pestilential barristers of bummery”. (Rayspeare).
Report Post »hazeltwo
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:41pmUh, I think you need to give them more time to think about things. lol They don’t quite have things worked out, do they?! It’s not going to work, people!
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:14pmThat is union mentality self destructive and in the end they eat their own.
Report Post »Wringeaux
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:41pmWhat ?
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:39pmI laughed, and I laughed, and then I remembered that they are serious…. and I cried
Report Post »candcantiques
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 4:21pmNo different than all of the people that signed petittions to ban Dihydrogen monoxide ( water) as an unsafe poison. People had no idea what they were signing but they signed anyway. The world is full of idiots.
Report Post »Carol1955
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:37pmI wish they would have asked these two what they have or could create to offer to trade for the things they need and want. What do they have to offer of value to anyone? If they have no skills, how in their system would they survive let alone get a big screen TV.
Report Post »piper60
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:42pmgood question.
Report Post »pickyourpoison
Posted on May 3, 2012 at 10:28amFine, give them a big T.V. What these dumba$$es don’t understand is, how will they get power, cable, X-box games and a place to put these things? (Mom and Dad won’t be able to supply it for them.) The black boy seems to have alittle bit of a clue but the white boy has clearly smoked too much dope. (Another reason not to legalize pot.)
Report Post »LikeMothsToFlame
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:36pmBahaha. Not that I enjoy South Park, because I don’t, but this reminds me of the episode making fun of the CU boulder hippies. These two are the epitome of ignorance.
Report Post »billmaherscombover
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:33pmHow much weed does one need to smoke to get this stupid?
Report Post »conserv2011
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:03pmunfort none.. they must be born this way
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:07pmI guess lead paint is bad for you…..
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:32pmUsual hypocrisy mixed with the massive brain washing and indoctrination of the Progressives. Tell the people everyone else has to do as they say, and you are an elite to whom rules do not apply. Thus they show their hypocritical actions and will be the first disposed of by Obama when the time comes.
Report Post »Perspective
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:30pmWhat can you say after that performance? I think those two have no saleable/useful skills and would never survive in a barter economy. Just more freeloaders looking for a ride.
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:25pmDuh…. obama just tells sony to give away their big screen tvs! problem solved.
Hey, he did it to medical insurance companies – forcing them to provide, for free, birth control, abortion pills, sterilizations… Why not force GM to give away the volt?
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:01pmNo Obama goes to China captures and enslaves the Chinese to make them for free.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:21pmWhy don’t they just tell the TRUTH. They want JOBS so more people can pay taxes and then they can get that big screen TV for FREE! hahahaha
Report Post »KevinInOhio
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:17pmI am 56 and I feel saddened that my generation is responsible for what these young people believe. Where did we go wrong? How did we drop the ball? I can certainly remember thinking communism was a bad thing during our routine air raid drills. How can our children beleive this stuff? What do they want? What is their vision of a perfect socity? Communism? Really?
Report Post »RANGER1965
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:16pmSo…let me get this straight.
The man who makes Big Screen TV’s which you really want. Will give you the big screen TV because you are a good person.
And the many men who have the resources to make the big screen TV will in turn give the TV maker those resources because…he is a good person.
And the many men who dig in the earth to mine the those resources will do this because…it’s the right thing to do.
Well folks, there you have it! The Economic model of Occupy which will replace Capitolism soon.
It’s good to know that our future leaders have such good reasoning powers. I can finally relax knowing that my future, and the future of this country are in their capable hands.
The Long Night is Coming
RANGER
Report Post »BHOMustFail
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:48pmHey Ranger….what these fools don’t realize is the we have a system already where the good people are rewarded and able to get the things they deserve…it is CAPITALISM…if you are good and smart and get your butt off the sidewalk and earn a living you are good, as you earn this thing called money and you buy all the things you deserve. What he misses is the NOT GOOD are those on the dole, who think someone else should work to support them….and dumb and dumber in the video are perfect examples of the NOT Goods, or as we typically say, the Good for NOTHINGS!
Report Post »IARifleman
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:15pmso I take it “Wealth of Nations” isn’t required reading in Econ 101 anymore?
Report Post »countryubergeek
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 8:16pmIt would appear that basic math isn’t even a requirement any more.
Report Post »mattmo79
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:12pmSo we go to work to make things, we don’t get paid for it, but we do this for the “government”. Isn’t that slavery?
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:12pmContent unavailable. Tighten up Blaze.
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:11pmThe real question is, why does “the blaze” give these insignificant nobodies any limelight at all? It doesnt make any sense!!! Unless, “the blaze” and Beck want to ignite an all out class, race, and religious based war. “The blaze” is no different than the leftwing websites trying to divide this great country through petty fear mongering pitting fellow Americans against each other. So much for Becks “restoring love” year. You wouldnt think it by visiting his site, this site “the blaze” each day.
Report Post »dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:28pmThe one thing that I definitely appreciate about this website is that it is a big proponent of the 1st Amendment. And it rarely deletes comments that are critical of it. I applaud “the blaze” for that. Compared to other leftwing sites this one is all about free speech. Even if you have a different viewpoint. At least in my humble opinion. For that alone this site is great! :-)
Report Post »Hawker
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:44pmMMMMMMm you must be the white guy in the video.
Report Post »Fubared
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:48pmYou are starting to sound like ItsJustTim, and boy do we suffer his 1st.
Report Post »smcdaniel
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:10pm“Gift economies”
Report Post »What an inarticulate moron. I really hope the pencil neck on the left (pardon the pun) watches this at some time in the not too distant future and just listens to himself. One can only hope.
EqualJustice
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:05pmOOPS. Looks like they don’t WANT us to see that! hahaha
Report Post »garyganu
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 6:03pmThis is the product of our education system. We need to get government out of education, especially higher education. What professors are doing is treasonous.
Report Post »Southerner01
Posted on May 2, 2012 at 11:31pmWhile I understand what you’re saying, recall that Milton Friedman was a professor. There are many, although a minority, in the field of higher education who are teaching the other side.
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