Occupy Wall Street? No Thanks I Nothing Wrong With Being The 1% (Why Occupy Wall Street Failed)
“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”
-Mark Twain
Occupy Wall Street?
There’s a lot of news circulating in the mainstream media right now with this whole movement known as “Occupy wall street.”
In this article post I will share with you why occupy wall street is unnecessary time and energy directed at the wrong people, and why there is nothing wrong with being the 1%.
While a lot of people think that there’s something wrong with having lots of money (the 99%). I don’t.
I’ve been in circles of extreme wealth. I learned a lot about how the rich get richer. There is no need to occupy wall street.
The Stuff I’ve Experienced: And Why I’m Not Going To Occupy Wall Street
This came in the form of spending time with old money people from my homeland in the Philippines. These people are the nicest people in the world. They understand systems, and create legacies. They pass down wealth to their children, and their children pass it down to theirs. The 1% old money work in teams and understand leverage, they get richer and richer. I’ve found that there’s nothing wrong with being the 1%.
If you occupy wall street you aren’t using your time to really get to the core of the issue. The core of the issue is individual responsibility.
In my homeland country there has been and continues to be a great divide between the rich and poor. There is no middle class.
The middle class is toast in the U.S. If you occupy wall street it won’t really do much.
Occupy Wall Street: The Blame Game
Whenever I see people protesting and occupying America claiming to be the 99%, that is no different than the people that I came across that were still stuck on blaming “the rich” for their lack of finances.
I believe there are no victims in this world, only willing participants.
Instead of taking proper action and doing something proactive about gradually improving their financial situation, they were stuck on being reactive, complain, and blame mode. This state of being and way of thinking only results in more poverty and resistance towards having money be attracted towards them. If you repel the energy of money, and that is all that money really is “an energy” thus the word “currency,” then you block that energy from flowing towards you. Instead of occupy wall street, why not find out solutions to to increase your own financial standing?
This attitude that states, “I was wronged, so I don’t have to do anything and take responsibility for improving my finances,” is not healthy and highly unproductive. Occupy wall street isn’t proactive, it is reactive.
Why not instead of being stuck on complain mode to start gradually learning and applying how to make money with a blog.
Or how about read ways on how to make money online by choosing the right internet business model for you.
For even more inspiration for reasons of successfully becoming your own boss read Steve Pavlina’s post on 10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job.
Wealth starts with ideas. Ideas come from being open minded. The ability to experiment and test out ideas time and again until something one day finally “clicks” takes courage. This courage is the foundation that leads to a life of prosperity. Wealth is not going to come by you wanting to occupy wall street.
Aren’t Wealthy People on Wall Street Evil?
Sure there are wealthy people that are evil and filled with ill intentions. But there are also poor people that are evil as well filled with ill intentions. Yet there are good people that are wealthy and good people that are poor as well. If you occupy wall street what are you really speaking against? Will it help improve your life if you stood out and protested to occupy wall street?
Learn to look within yourself and see how you can change and grow as a person instead of worrying about how to occupy wall street.
Occupy The Heart-Space.
So I’m not going to occupy wall street. But, I m not for or against any sides on this topic. The key here is that if there is ANY situation in your life that you feel isn’t really up to par to where you feel it really can be, there are always small ways you can commit to changing it. The area of finance is one part that I see a lot of resistance and confusion in the media today, so that’s why I decided to use this example today.
But this goes for any area in your life like relationships, health, spiritual growth, etc. Instead of occupy wall street lets occupy our hearts.
If you want to make the change in your life you have the power within yourself to do so. Maybe instead of “occupying” a city, individuals need to occupy something that is filled with truth… their “Heart-space.”
From that heart-space core truth, one can re-align with their truth and changes can be made in a positive uplifting from the inside-out. What are your thoughts on occupy wall street?
Hi Marcus,
I actually agree with you here, there are such people that are still good even in the poorest condition of living. Doing evil things are those people who are not satisfied with God has provided to them – even rich people become more greedy with their wealth.
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My name is Baker. Thanks for the comment!
Yes I definitely agree, there are good people that are wealthy and good people that are poor as well.
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Yes. Thanks for the comment. =)
Hi Baker,
In my homeland country – Belgium – the Blame game is very popular too. Many middle class people see the rich people as the very source of their lack of money problems. They focus on their greed – which is also a real problem – but is certainly not the source of their money problems.
Thanks for sharing!
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Hey Eric,
Yes, I agree the problem isn’t if someone is rich or poor, but a matter of perspective of where a person is at financially. The blame game, just causes more victim mentality in my opinion and doesn’t lead to anything really worthwhile. Perhaps a better route is knowing what a person wants in this case financial goal, and then proactively pursuing it if they decide.
A lot of the people became rich because of patience and hard work. I have met a few as well and I can see how disciplined and organized they are. They don’t go into an investment or venture without doing a thorough study or research. I agree that a lot of people are wasting their energy on complaining and feeling victimized. It is always up to us to make our lives better.
Hey Charles,
Yes. This is true. It is up to the individual if they want to make their lives better financially or not, complaining about it and getting groups of others to do so, isn’t going to make their financial situation better. I have found that it is the long-term focus and discipline that makes the rich get richer.
Of course, human nature being what it is, the woes of each group, poor or rich, might be different in kind, but not in type. What happened with the kitchen protest, is just such an example. Occupy Wall Street was ostensibly about them (the 1%) sharing with us (the 99%). But when the “freeloaders” and “professional homeless” showed up for the free, fancy grub, the kitchen volunteers protested, by serving brown rice, spartan fare and PB&J sandwiches, and turning the “freeloaders” away. In other words, having done all this hard work for the legitimate protesters, they’re not about to keep giving it away to those who are not making the effort. But isn’t what they are asking of the 1% more or less the same as the homeless are asking of them?
Personally, though, I think they should have been serving brown rice and “spartan” fare all along. More economical, just as tasty, can feed more people–so who gets fed is less of an issue–and would certainly weed out a lot of those uncommitted to the cause, legitimate protester or not.