Lauriestar wrote:
I hate it when people say this. A wise thinker once said "People make their own histories, but not in the conditions of their own choosing." People absolutely have free will, and there were plenty of people who did not make smart choices during this recession. But I just can't get behind the idea that so many individuals all did the same thing wrong all over the world. Have you ever read anything about the housing crisis and the toxic assets that were being sold? Banks were literally choosing the people who were the most likely to default on a loan to loan to. And then betting that they would default. Individuals were targeted to fail, and lo and behold...they did. 


You sound like the banks forced these people to buy the loans. No. Blame the banks fine. But the people who bought loans that couldn't afford them are just as much to blame.

And I can't get behind that movement because I saw a poll that said a pretty good majority of them wanted to re-elect Obama. And moveon.org and dailykos are behind them.