Thursday, October 6, 2011
Radicalism at its finest
Since they refuse to leave, I suppose I must once again comment on the Occupy Wall Street protestors. I think this time I want to examine them in their own words. When asked what the goal of the protest was, one protestor said this: "Mission accomplished would be when the entire world is globally dynamic and we’re sitting here and nobody has to starve death. … I want the world to be united.” He had earlier elaborated that a global dynamic was “where everybody works for a common goal for humanity,” such as ending starvation and providing free education." Sound familiar? I was immediately reminded of the communist catch phrase coined by the mass-murderer Chairman Mao "Workers of the World Unite". Another protestor had this to say about why he was here: “The student loans and the financial aid that’s available. Basically, it’s a circle of debt with us. Like it’s over and over, I already owe money. And I think that education should be free or [cost] less money. … Our students are our future and that’s what needs to be addressed here,” This statement is absurd for several reasons, the first one being that no one is forcing you to go to college, it's your choice. Second what exactly does he mean by free? The teachers have to be paid, and there are expenses at the college, that is obvious. What he really means by 'free' is gov't funded, i.e tax payer funded. He's paying for it one way or another. What he should be protesting is the gov't run school system that has clearly failed him miserably. For him mission accomplished would be “I want to end corporate greed, so hopefully equality – you know, the way they distribute the wealth.” There we go, I knew socialism would show up soon:) It has been awhile since we have seen this many ignorant fools out protesting something they don't understand.
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