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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:38 PM Original message |
Protest? Pat Buchanan tried to do a deal with the Bank of Scotland once. How did the Scots react? |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. I've been thinking about this for days.... |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Are they retail? Do ordinary people have accounts? |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Oh yeah, retail, commercial. Largest bank in the country. |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. voting with dollars is hardly ideal, because it gives more power to those with more dollars. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 06:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. No, that's not how it works itos the CUMULATIVE power that works, of both well-off and poor |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. it's a cumulative effect, but the rich have more money to play with -- even cumulatively |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. None of this has any effect on the kind of protest I describe. |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think it's a great idea and it's different now - with the use of technology. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It was INCREDIBLY effective. The dispute ended in mere weeks. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-14-11 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. shameless kick, just for a bit. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-15-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. Dee dee dee dee dee dum de dum dum |
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