I'm not that familiar with this Occupy Wall Street thing. It seems a tad unfocused. But what I am familiar with is the conservative's response to it, and I am enjoying that very much.
It wasn't that long ago that the conservatives had a group of rabble rousers protesting stuff, stuff that seemed a tad unfocused. And boy were they sensitive when "liberals" had the nerve to mock these true American patriots, who were doing the most American thing you can do.
Some of us were evil enough to claim that this new tea party might involve some racism. You know, cause they were suddenly so worried about the debt even though they were nowhere to be found when a white guy was President.
Well, now the shoe is on the other unwashed foot and Wall Street is occupied. So of course the Conservatives are defending the most American thing you can do, right? Uh, no.
They are saying that the protesters are Communists, Nazis, and White Supremacists.
Now, you'd think with this tea party example fresh in all of our minds, they'd be a little more open minded about the whole thing. But no, instead they went with immediate hatred and disdain, ridiculing it for pretty much all the same things you could ridicule the tea party for.
I don't understand this thinking. How do these people automatically know which side to be on? Is there a newsletter that goes out? Couldn't they have easily gone the other way, and claimed it's more evidence that Obama is fucking things up?
I've been on a quest the last couple of years to figure this all out, and I still have no answers. Basically, I don't understand why anyone would want to live their life strictly on partisan grounds. Everything we do is great! Everything they do sucks! It seems like a crazy way to think of the world.
Do they know how hypocritical it is? Do they care? Why can't they stray from their "team" and take things on a case by case basis?
Have you ever spoken to one of these conservatives? They all argue in the same exact way, and it's impenetrable. There is an army of these brainwashed sheep, and it is scary as shit. They're not terrorists, but their minds are about as open as the Taliban.
Moving on, I watched part of the debate tonight. I've seen some of the others, but for some reason this one blew my mind.
I was convinced that afterwards all of the pundits would be laughing off Rick Perry. But no, they claimed it was a "comeback performance". Comeback performance? The guy is a barely functioning adult. I can't believe he's been a Governor for 11 years. He can't speak in sentences.
Before he got into the race, I was sure he was going to be the nominee. I hadn't heard him talk before, he just looked the part and was the Governor of Texas and used to talk about seceding. People who hate black people love that.
But he is not good. And then there's Newt. If Rick Perry could say everything that Newt says in these debates, he would win easily. But sadly for Newt, he is Newt, and there's too much baggage there. And by baggage I mean affairs.
The fact that Michele Bachmann has made it this far is frightening. Herman Cain is just making stuff up. And Rick Santorum is the kind of guy who saved himself for marriage, but like all Christian virgins, didn't count the times he did anal.
There's only person on that stage who you could see as the President. And proving just how insane everyone else is, that man wears magic underwear.
Mitt has to come out of this. I don't know how anyone else could. And it's sorta sad for them, because he's clearly not a true conservative. He's the kind of guy I would think the tea party would hate. He's from the (ick) north. He's into government health care, or used to be. He showers.
I'm almost starting to believe the theory that they don't want to beat Obama. Being in power didn't work too well the last time. They've been way better off with Obama as the President. There's so much more to yell and scream about.
If they give him four more years, there's a lot better chance to sweep everywhere in 2016. But if they get in now, they'll have to actually do stuff. And that's where they get into trouble.
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I've been waiting for you to say something about this. I'm totally not republican but I wouldnt 100% call myself a democrat either... But I hate the tea partiers and the occupiers very evenly. They need to quit blaming everyone else for their problems.
tea partiers and occupiers are very different ... one was a movement created by Fox News to foster and foment hatred of the government while taking advantage of underlying racial anger at a black President ... this is why when, at tea party events, the people there couldn't really say how or what they stood against except for government and socialism (most of whom were taking advantage of social programs, actually, most of whom were actually white and middle class) ... the Occupy Movements message is very simple ... economic justice. That's it. The brokers of Wall Street brought our country to near collapse, on purpose, took trillions in a bailout and now enjoy record profits while the rest of the America suffers (and pays more, percentage-wise, in taxes than the millionaires on Wall St) ... the people who are protesting think that this is wrong and needs to be address. It's not a movement fostered by a news network, in fact, it was two weeks or so before it got even any mention in major outlets, the crowds protesting are a mixed bag, all races, ages, professions and types ... many of whom also distrust Obama, and want one thing, primarily. Economic justice. Those who hurt the country deliberately need to pay for it, and the rich need to pay their fair share of the tax burden. It's really that simple, and it's wrong to whine about how they're "blaming others" ... that's what the civil rights marches and protests were about, too, social justice, and conservatives of that time also claimed they were "blaming others for their problem" and that's not correct. This is what democracy looks like. Get used to it.
So well stated, Hack!
And, you too, Joshua ... I'm sure that Hack agrees with ya.
I'm close to losing a couple of life long friends over our differences of opinion. So, I can truly relate to that "closed mind" attitude.
I don't know what I am these days ... just know what I'm not. I'm embarrassed to say that I voted for GWB over Gore (which proved to stupid) and then Obama over McCain/Palin (which I still believe to be the lesser of two evils). I have to believe that if Obama gets relected there's going to be 4 more years of uncompromise, unless he grows a backbone. He's obviously in over his head this term, but hopefully he's learning how to be a leader.
Frustrating times!!!
AMEN to every last word you wrote.
Don't let Rick Perry's idiocy lull you into counting him out. RP is a George W. clone. God knows GW did not get elected because he was bright or well-spoken. People love Sarah Palin and she doesn't even make sense when she talks in casual conversations where she gets to say whatever she wants to. And all of the people on Fox news are dopey hypocritics who spout-out whatever pops into their dopey heads, facts be damned.
Maybe if Obama would just stop making sense, speak incoherently, and make stuff up, the Republicans and Fox would start to take a liking to him, too. Or he could use reverse-psychology by pretending to support their agendas, and they would all then switch to the opposite side in a default, knee-jerk, lock-step reaction. Then he could get his real agenda through before they realized they'd all been bamboozled and their heads would explode in confusion.
Astroturf vs grassroots, one has real roots and grows global, the other is begun by front group, funded by Kochs, and self-combusts.
For overview of wealth in our country, charts from Business Insider here.
What has stunned me most about Obama presidency, grokking the level of racism still in our country. There's something to be said about being polite to each other in public. Miss Manners for President.
Nixon first to use race card, and it's been used ever since, background at wikipedia here. Used for misdirection, entirely useful (Karl Rove made art of it). Intense emotions innately pleasurable, negative intense emotions most easily accessed. Can't hate folks of color any more (officially), and acceptance of teh gays has reached a critical mass, but fear and hatred of drugs and atheists should keep their engines running for a while. Card will get played as long as susceptible populace can be swayed.
For really fun reading, any of Matt Taibbi's books will both entertain and educate. His first gig with Rolling Stone he dressed up as gorilla to cover presidential campaign. He's been a fresh clarifying voice ever since.
The marines are OWS: http://occupymarines.org/
The opposite of unfocused.
I wonder if our economy will resist another crisi like this one!
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