Protests against Wall St bailout starts

Max_Headroom_3

Looks like the protesting has started. You can kinda see their point!

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/economy/bailout_protests/?postversion=2008092515

pizzagirl

If I were American I'd certainly be protesting!

GDB2222

If I were King Canute, I'd certainly be protesting about getting my feet wet.

zappahey

GDB2222 wrote: »

If I were King Canute, I'd certainly be protesting about getting my feet wet.

<pedantic mode>

If you were King Canute, you would fully expect to get your feet wet.

alared

Must say I`d be livid too.
The greedy banks have ripped customers off for years in their quest for obscene profits.
Now everything`s come tumbling down they expect the people they`ve robbed for years to bail them out!

mewbie_2

zappahey wrote: »

<pedantic mode>

If you were King Canute, you would fully expect to get your feet wet.

<even more pedantic>

Surely the point about King Canute was that he didn't expect to get his feet wet?

GracieP

mewbie wrote: »

<even more pedantic>

Surely the point about King Canute was that he didn't expect to get his feet wet?

No, King Canute "tried" to hold back the tide as a demonstration to his courtiers that he was not omnipotent. He knew he couldn't hold the tide back and that his feet would get wet.

http://www.inspirationalstories.com/0/91.html

mewbie_2

GracieP wrote: »

No, King Canute "tried" to hold back the tide as a demonstration to his courtiers that he was not omnipotent. He knew he couldn't hold the tide back and that his feet would get wet.

http://www.inspirationalstories.com/0/91.html

Thanks for pointing that out before I made a fool of myself on a public forum! Phew. History eh! Another subject I was useless at.

GDB2222

Anyway, my point was that despite the incredible unfairness, it needs to be done, so there's not much point in protesting.

Kez100

I also agree it needs to be done.

I cannot see however, why within this they cannot also secure homes with less foreclosures - perhaps turn them into social rentals to same people? (maybe not possible in a country with no benefit system or have they?) Also make sure none of those responsible gain.

chewmylegoff

GracieP wrote: »

No, King Canute "tried" to hold back the tide as a demonstration to his courtiers that he was not omnipotent. He knew he couldn't hold the tide back and that his feet would get wet.

http://www.inspirationalstories.com/0/91.html

good reliable source :rolleyes:

the original fable was that canute commanded the tide to stop coming in and when it did not he realised the limits of his own power. it was later adjusted by retelling to the sort of thing in your source, probably as a religious tool. it's all just a myth anyway, that has been altered by chinese whispers.