I'm not going to get into an online discussion about the merits and debits of the Tea Parties. Such is, as they say, like trying to teach a pig to sing. I'm content to wait it out until we have a Republican in office, and let them demonstrate for themselves whether they have the character they claim.
But to that portion of my social circle that's sympathetic to them, take note: You know how infuriating it was when the mainstream media tried its damnedest to impose a single, partisan narrative on a group of loosely affiliated people who had no central organization? How they repeatedly represented individual Tea partiers--and even individual Tea parties--as the voice of everyone in the movement?
Don't do the same thing with the Occupy Wall Street protesters. This is a group with a very vague uniting principle and no formal leadership or manifesto. Taking issue with that vague uniting principle is fine, but picking out the specific demands of a few vocal socialists among them isn't a reasonable way to attack the group.
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Except that a big chunk of "uniting principles" and a large smattering of leadership is provided by MoveOn.org - and how many LaRouchers are there? :-) I think it's a movement that's been captured by MoveOn droids - who were nowhere to be found among Tea Party folks.
ReplyDeleteCan I laugh at them for being a gathering of smelly hippies with delusions of relevance? For being massive tools and fools and useful idiots? For being utter idiots (I know, repetitious) who have given no thoughts whatsoever to the fact that what they're protesting against paid for their Mom's basement where they live? Anarchists who want bigger and better government handouts in perpetuity? Soros Stooges?
ReplyDeleteAnd thousands of Union members..."including the Transport Workers Union, the Service Employees International Union, the United Federation of Teachers and the United Auto Workers--took part in the march" (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203476804576615073164484688.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion).
ReplyDeleteHey, hey--I never said those vague uniting principles weren't moronic. ;)
ReplyDeleteLisa Fithian: Career community organizer and anarchist specializing in direct action protests with close ties to labor unions has been on the ground at the #OccupyWallStreet demonstration since its inception and spoke-out against Israeli self defense against the bogus Gaza "Freedom Flotilla" that was staffed with violent Palestinian agent-provocateurs...
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