Thread: Man who ran for US Mayor stages hunger strike in protest of US policy

In some countries, a shaded group of elites select the final decision based on the popular vote. The USA is such a country. As such, every election is a sham, a blatant illusion of democracy.

This man who came in 5th out of 26 candidates... NEVER had a chance of winning, as only a pre-approved elite has even an option of winning. The US system of "Electoral College" could save millions on the cost of faking every election if they would skip the meaningless Popular Vote (see: Election of George W Bush).

This man is now joined with the US Movement for Social Change.

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http://www.katu.com/politics/Occupy-...159971545.html

Whitten, a prominent figure in last fall's Occupy movement, started the strike to highlight housing issues just weeks after losing last month's election to become Portland mayor. Thursday marked his 20th day without food — he drinks water and juice — as he conducts a 24-hour-a-day demonstration on the sidewalk outside City Hall.

Dressed in a navy blue jumpsuit and wearing a baseball cap, the 21-year-old activist and college student spends his days sitting on a shabby office chair surrounded by protest signs and his nights in a sleeping bag on the sidewalk. To conserve energy, he generally moves infrequently.

He shed 11 pounds from his 193-pound frame in the first 13 days of the protest, but hasn't been on a scale since. He said his arms have lost muscle and his energy level is diminished. A policeman recently conducted a welfare check after a caller expressed concern about his appearance. The officer traded jokes with Whitten and congratulated him on his relatively strong showing in the mayor's race — he finished fifth out of 23 candidates.

Whitten seeks a one-year moratorium on home foreclosures and wants the Portland City Council to place a housing levy on the fall ballot. Moreover, he wants the city to waive the fines it has given to the owner of a vacant lot that has been transformed into a highly visible homeless camp.

"In America, hunger strikes aren't revered the same way as in other places, and I knew that coming in," Whitten said.

The political leaders Whitten hopes to sway have mostly ignored him. City Commissioner Nick Fish, who is in charge of housing bureau, declined comment through a spokeswoman on Thursday. Brendan Finn, chief of staff for Commissioner Dan Saltzman, whose bureau levied the fine against the owner of the vacant lot, said the office is concerned about Whitten's welfare, but the penalties are not being waived.

This man was a CHAMPION PATRIOT of the USA.

* He dreamed of being a business man.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

* He dreamed of being a property owner.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

* He dreamed of being a politician.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

* He dreamed of BEING.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

NEXT HE WILL BE SETTING HIMSELF ON FIRE!!

Originally Posted by Marshal

"In America, hunger strikes aren't revered the same way as in other places, and I knew that coming in," Whitten said.

That's because Americans don't like to be blackmailed. Anyway, the diet will do him good although there are better ways to cleanse his body of toxins:

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/t...r-cleanse-diet

Hi! I live in Portland, OR. There is no mayoral conspiracy. I didn't even know who this guy was, that's how much press he got. I never saw and ad for him, never saw a sign in someones yard for him. He's a 21 year old college student who was out in the occupy movement, why he thought he was qualified to be mayor in the first place is beyond me. If you want strange rigged elections where people maintain power just look at Putin in Russia. He does (*)(*)(*)(*) that would never fly here, not that our government is all that great or anything.

Originally Posted by Marshal

This man was a CHAMPION PATRIOT of the USA.

* He dreamed of being a business man.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

* He dreamed of being a property owner.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

* He dreamed of being a politician.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

* He dreamed of BEING.

He COULD NOT compete against the aggressive US Corporations who are first-class citizens.

NEXT HE WILL BE SETTING HIMSELF ON FIRE!!

He's 21.

Originally Posted by My Fing ID

Hi! I live in Portland, OR. There is no mayoral conspiracy. I didn't even know who this guy was, that's how much press he got. I never saw and ad for him, never saw a sign in someones yard for him. He's a 21 year old college student who was out in the occupy movement, why he thought he was qualified to be mayor in the first place is beyond me. If you want strange rigged elections where people maintain power just look at Putin in Russia. He does (*)(*)(*)(*) that would never fly here, not that our government is all that great or anything.

He recieved 5th place of 26 candidates. WHY did you not hear about all 26 candidates?

Your vote is MANIPULATED. FIRST. And then your vote doesn't count. SECOND. An electoral college makes the final decision. THIRD.

In Russia, citizens knew about all candidates. There was equal time on all. AND an independent elections observer watched the elections.

You have been LIED TO, MANIPULATED, and INDOCTRINATED by your evil system to accept their tyranny and AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY to critically improve, they have redirected your attention elsewhere so you will tolerate their evil under the delusion and IRRELEVENCY that it is worse elsewhere.

You have been lied to!

Originally Posted by Marshal

He recieved 5th place of 26 candidates. WHY did you not hear about all 26 candidates.

Your vote is manipulated. FIRST. And then your vote doesn't count. SECOND. An electoral college makes the final decision on presidency.

In Russia, citizens knew about all candidates. There was equal time on all. AND an independent elections observer watched the elections.

You have been lied to, manipulated, and indoctrinated by your evil system to accept their tyranny and AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY to be critical of yourself, they redirect your attention elsewhere.

You have been lied to!

I didn't hear about most of the mayoral candidates because most of them did not put on good campaigns that would get their names out there. See, the thing is, for someone to vote for you, they have to have an idea of who you are. That he got 5th is pretty good, probably word of mouth votes among occupy protesters. However for the majority of Portland, there was two candidates (well I guess 3 by the numbers, only 2 I noticed).

BTW we don't have an electoral college, the mayor wins by popular vote. Here's more information for you http://web.multco.us/elections/may-1...imary-election

Also worth noting, he got .64% of the vote (1,729 votes). The winner (Hales) got 37.21% (50,220 votes). The next two got 32% and 21%. This guy was a very far 5th.
http://web.multco.us/sites/default/f...ayor_joint.pdf

Originally Posted by My Fing ID

BTW we don't have an electoral college, the mayor wins by popular vote. Here's more information for you http://web.multco.us/elections/may-1...imary-election

Also worth noting, he got .64% of the vote (1,729 votes). The winner (Hales) got 37.21% (50,220 votes). The next two got 32% and 21%.

I know about the popular versus electoral college already. I don't have faith in the system.

Look at your statistics. They are a measure of the system's manipulation campaign and DO NOT represent a measurement of the effectiveness of the candidates, or an effort by the people to indicate who the best mayor will be.

The election of the mayor is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to the amount of manipulation imposed on the market.

This has caused your system to be susceptible to abuse.

It is a fraud, and a lie. A false and impotent democracy perpetrated on the people to mask a hideous republic that steals and exploits from its people for the sole benefit of the ruling aristocracy.

When will you realize that you will work tirelessly your entire life as a slave deprived of your own earnings and of the fruit of your labour, only to die under the false promise that some of your wealth may be given back to you through a corrupt and defunct social security.

You have been lied to!

Originally Posted by Marshal

He recieved 5th place of 26 candidates. WHY did you not hear about all 26 candidates?

Your vote is MANIPULATED. FIRST. And then your vote doesn't count. SECOND. An electoral college makes the final decision. THIRD.

In Russia, citizens knew about all candidates. There was equal time on all. AND an independent elections observer watched the elections.

You have been LIED TO, MANIPULATED, and INDOCTRINATED by your evil system to accept their tyranny and AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY to critically improve, they have redirected your attention elsewhere so you will tolerate their evil under the delusion and IRRELEVENCY that it is worse elsewhere.

You have been lied to!

I prefer to post in an even large font than you Marshal, so people can see how REALLY annoying I am, just like you do.

Originally Posted by Marshal

I know about the popular versus electoral college already. I don't have faith in the system.

Look at your statistics. They are a measure of the system's manipulation campaign and DO NOT represent a measurement of the effectiveness of the candidates, or an effort by the people to indicate who the best mayor will be.

The election of the mayor is DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL to the amount of manipulation imposed on the market.

This has caused your system to be susceptible to abuse.

It is a fraud, and a lie. A false and impotent democracy perpetrated on the people to mask a hideous republic that steals and exploits from its people for the sole benefit of the ruling aristocracy.

When will you realize that you will work tirelessly your entire life as a slave deprived of your own earnings and of the fruit of your labour, only to die under the false promise that some of your wealth may be given back to you through a corrupt and defunct social security.

You have been lied to!

No, well and yes.

First off what happened here in this mayoral race (a popular vote election) is a result of money. Those with the most money were able to get their names out there, and were thus able to get the most votes because they were the people the average person knew of. This, BTW, is the yes; the system is flawed in that money gains you the ability to get your name out, thus get more voters. So you're right in a way, but it's influence anyone can get, they just have to get the money (selling out seems to be a great way).

Second this guy is a terrible example. That anyone voted for him is madness. You'd have to be a fool to trust a 21 year old community college student to properly run a city of over a half million people.

As for the electoral college and such, I'm not a fan. There's also (*)(*)(*)(*) like redistricting that helps the parties lock areas which traditionally vote for them. Our government certainly has corruption in it, but this particular case isn't a good example.