The Occupy Wall Street movement has been a fascinating exhibition to say the least. We’re told that the motley crew gathering in New York’s financial district is organic and represents average folks from all walks of life. Obama’s spin on this circus is that it typifies a growing frustration with corporate America. But this protest—as Herman Cain put it—is simply an attack on capitalism.
So what do these protestors want anyway? Many struggle to answer this question, while others claim only to be “raising awareness.” One posted a fascinating set of demands ranging from free college education to a guaranteed living wage regardless of employment to the immediate forgiveness of all debt to open borders migration.
http://occupywallst.org/forum/proposed-list-of-demands-for-occupy-wall-st-moveme/
For the record, this list of demands does not necessarily represent the fantasies of all of his comrades. But while there’s no official voice representing the protestors, myriad interviews and blogs paint a clear picture. Most of these guys aren’t seeking any kind of middle ground. They want the fundamental change candidate Obama promised. They’re Marxists.
Given the sad state of economic affairs, this disorganized, confusing and far left protest does little to legitimize Obama’s agenda. In my view, the spectacle known as the Wall Street occupation is just what the conservative doctor ordered—the left’s version of the tea party. Rather than preaching the Constitution and limited government in an era of skyrocketing national debt, these protestors appear to be unfamiliar with the Constitution, the enumerated powers, or the notion of personal responsibility. Nothing gives more credence to the conservative/libertarian worldview than an eclectic parade of far left protestors proclaiming the opposite.
Obama’s greatest strength is his oratorical acumen. To many “non-partisans,” Obama’s smooth calls for equality, spreading the wealth, and change in general sound moderate and mainstream. The more we hear from others in his camp who are less skilled in masking Marxist rhetoric, the better. I’m hoping these protests don’t lose steam anytime soon. The more they say, the better we sound.
they just want an end to crony capitalism. corporate american is killing us.
the cops never had to deal with a tea party rally.
Lefty- Not trying to play the role of “Captain Obvious” here, but the “corporate American (sic)” that you claim is “killing” you? …Without it, you would have no computer (much less a freaking internet) with which to post such asinine comments. Food for thought.
Have a nice day.
Call it socialism, Marxisn, cronyism, it doesn’t matter. They don’t need a specific agenda, the location says it for them. New York is the financial capital of the world, not London, not Paris. Wall Street is where capital formation happens more than anywhere else. If you want to protest capitalism, this is where you start. Capitalism runs deep in this country so they have their work cut out for them. I don’t see them influencing elections like the Tea Party did in 2010.