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Posted on 10/10/2011 12:47:19 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
As the Occupy Wall Street disturbance crudely taps the emotional angst of a younger demographic, it struggles to be recognized as a movement. The protests have been filled with emotional pleas for relief from greed and oppression by a nebulous group referred to as “the system”, “Wall Street”, “banks” and “greedy corporations.” Rarely are individuals or individual instances of corporate misconduct cited in the protests. The OWS outcry does not distinguish between good and bad, it simply aims to demonize symbols of wealth by targeting everyone involved. Despite the media coverage, most Americans still don’t understand the message of the cause.
The blind anger towards the financial markets (and the individual men and women who work in them) as if they were a single, monolithic organism comes across as angst that is raging against rage. This behavior is what gives rise to the “Romper Room Revolution” moniker that has been hung around the neck of this disturbance. Dismissing the individuals who have given their lives to their occupations as bankers and brokers is an American tragedy being perpetuated by “the angry young mob” and fueled by special interest groups, specifically organized labor. When organized labor ranks are taken from the crowd estimates, the average numbers are in the low hundreds…not exactly a movement.
Also, according to the Occupy Wall Street Web site it draws reference to the Arab Spring for its inspiration. Implying that the hardships faced by American youth or its citizens are even remotely similar to the plight of some Arab Spring countries is simply offensive to human dignity. OWS is fighting for privilege and emotional discharge; the people of Arab Spring Nations are fighting for liberty and life. There is no comparison on any level. The perpetuation of this comparison is an affront to decency. I wonder how many of these self-proclaimed freedom-fighters have ever read Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. Judging by the lack of moral accountability of the statements made by OWS, the leaderless ghosts who scribed their mission seem to have missed that reading assignment. The result is a small army of Raskolnikovs running-amok on America’s streets.
Just today, 24 people lost their lives in Egyptian protests. Now is a time of reckoning for the OWS crowd; “are you willing to die or shed blood for your cause?” It may have been an unfortunate and ill-conceived comparison to the Arab Spring, in a moment of self grandeur and self pity that this comparison was drawn. In any case, this group needs to understand that the consequences of “revolution” are often painful and ugly. Throwing words around like “uprising”, “resistance”, and “revolution” may appear to be stylish, but they have profound implications…implications that clearly have not been thought out.
Many of the protesters simply have no understanding of how Wall Street works and no frame of reference to understand what our banking system does for the ordinary individual; they are just too young to have had this type of financial experience. The local bakery, the dry cleaner, the new startup technology company and a myriad of small businesses all rely on the banking system to gain access to capital to start a business. Families just starting out their lives together are still getting mortgages to start their American dreams.
Up to 80% of all small businesses in America fail in the first two years of operation, yet the big bad bankers continue to loan money to this group that makes up the backbone of our economy. Call me crazy, but that just does not sound like greed to me. The Romper Room Revolution is comprised primarily of “twenty something’s” with less than 10 years work experience. Yes, there are older (and younger) partisans but the average is in the low twenties.
Many of today’s protesters were either too young to vote in 2010 or simply chose not to vote. Only 20% (1 in 5) of eligible voters aged 18-29 bothered to even vote in 2010. These are difficult times, but in the cycle of economics they are not uncommon. Whether we hold our breath and stomp our feet or engage in a constructive solution is an individual choice. During the housing boom of 1995-2006, when nearly 10 million people enjoyed low-cost refinancing to tap their burgeoning home equity, there was no reason for revolution, was there? It was a party, and virtually everyone was invited. Now that there is a terrible hangover, this group wants to hang the bartender.
After reading over a thousand posts to my previous articles, I must admit…I don’t get it. Apparently, I am not alone, those who responded and said that they were sympathetic to OWS don’t seem to get it either.
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Well, I’m trying not to pay attention.
BUT THAT SMELL!
Oooh! I like that phrase, the “Romper Room Revolution” - I’m gonna start using that one quite often - after all, ridicule is man’s most potent weapon!
Ever will be. Ever shall be. A protest of by and for the left. So full of $hit that they give birth to another "protester" every 24 hours.
We understand the message, we just don't agree with it and do not believe or trust the media in their attempt at explaining it to us.
Yes she has no qualms about dating liberals.
Funny, you don’t see a lot of American flags in the picture on the right!
Maybe because the actual cause is the Government and they wont mention that. You have to have some truth in your cause to have people pay attention,sort of like the Tea Party. These Pukes on Wall St. I have a Message for you, If you want to find a Cause of the mess,Look in the Mirror,and When election time comes around and you consider your vote,do me a Favor, DONT
Hey, kids, tell commie Van Jones I am ignoring you useless wannabe commies. I can’t wait to see you doofi when winter hits! Blue tarps weren’t made for NYC’s 15 degrees and 18” global warming snow storms. Better go home to mommy and daddy. When you get there, you’d better clean up your bedroom.
Go to the Amazon site for the ‘Demonic’ book and read the ‘Look inside” excerpt. It’s an excellent preview and details AC’s historic research of the maddening crowd psychology.
LOL! He’s wearing Nike’s, protesting “evil corporations”. Love it.
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Some OWS protests have had American flags—altered ones. There’s the one with corporate symbols replacing the stars
and others that have spraypainted slogans on them
I love that quote “The Romper Room Revolution “.
The best thing that we can do is ignore these protests and go about living our lives. Did anyone notice how many million people attended high school, college or professional football games this weekend ? Lots more than the Occupy XXXX crowd.
Give them free stuff and they’ll go away, simple
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