This the first part of a full page article written by a dedicated liberal who is concerned by what he sees in the radicalized Leftist movement of today. I have written (go here) on the notion that those involved in "October," as defined by Van Jones, are both young and extremely uninformed (bordering on stupid). Lo and behold, I found this piece, published on Sunday. As you read what the author has to say, remember these facts: Wall Street money went to the '08 Obama campaign "70 to 30"** and, under Obama's watch, the TARP bill was used to funnel trillions (as much 24 trillion) back into the banking industry. Understand that the politic of the Street is easily 60-40 progressives versus conservatives. But, politics is one thing and making money is quite another. Most of Wall Street is capitalism in motion while its social stance is more in line with the secular agenda of progressive politics. This coming election may see Obama's war on the rich move Wall Street into the GOP column. At any rate, the following story is most interesting, and presents the radicalized Leftist hate machine in the light of reality, as told by "one of their own."
Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Despite their honest intentions, many of the Occupy Wall Street protesters are being suckered into a trap and calling for the very “solutions” that are part of the financial elite’s agenda to torpedo the American middle class – higher taxes and more big government.
Watch the clip below in which journalist Adam Kokesh talks to Occupy Wall Street protesters.
The ignorance displayed in these interviews knows no bounds. The protesters just don’t get it. They are calling for the government to use force to impose their ideas, all in the name of bringing down corporations who they don’t realize have completely bought off government regulators. Corporations and government enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship – getting one to regulate the other is asinine and only hurts smaller businesses who are legitimately trying to compete in a free market economy that barely exists.
The zeal for totalitarian government amongst some of the “protesters” is shocking. One sign being carried around read, “A government is an entity which holds the monopolistic right to initiate force,” which seems a little ironic when protesters complain about being physically assaulted by police in the same breath.
One woman interviewed by Kokesh also announces her intention to help Obama to capture a second term. How can a self-proclaimed Occupy Wall Street protester simultaneously support the man whose 2008 campaign was bankrolled by Wall Street, whose 2012 campaign is reliant on Wall Street to an even greater extent, and whose cabinet was filled with Wall Street operatives?
Something is very wrong with this picture.
The usual suspects, mega-rich foundations and elitists, behind the young radicals have also started to emerge – George Soros, The Ruckus Society, the Tides Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
“The belated crusade against Wall Street is even more pathetic as it is coordinated by groups who wouldn’t exist without men like Soros, who made their money from deals that make the Street look sparkling clean. It’s class warfare as a cynical jab at the populist center, the people who mutter to themselves that the Street is full of crooks and so is Congress,” writes Daniel Greenfield.
The thousands of Americans currently expressing their disgust at Wall Street and the bankers who have ruined the economy to the detriment of the poor and middle class should be commended for getting off their hind ends and doing something, unlike the millions who will continue to watch American Idol, drink beer and laugh in ignorance as the country is flushed down the toilet. It should also be added that there is a sprinkling of “End the Fed” demonstrators who truly understand the root cause of the problem.
However, the fact t hat the majority of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are advocating “solutions” which the very elite they claim to be protesting against also want should set alarm bells ringing. . . . . READ THE FULL STORY HERE.
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** Source for "70-30" : the article has been taken down, but its skeletal remains continue on the web:
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