A great number of the protesters we see on Wall Street are the same as those we see at a G-5 meeting and at a union collective bargaining protest in Wisconsin. They make up the majority of those we see at environmentalist protests. They are the tree huggers, the protectors protecting little fishes called snail darters and the spotted owl gang. They are at any and all peace protests, they march for free health care, the end of the military-industrial complex and the war in Afghanistan. They will march for any reason that is geared to destroying free enterprise, capitalism, the successful entrepreneur or whatever the latest anti-American “thing” might be.
They are young, loud, long haired, left leaning and anti-capitalist socialist rag-a-muffins with nothing better to do. What they would really like is for the protest to turn violent so they could bust things up, loot, burn and create mayhem in the streets. They are part of the growing people’s revolutionary army of “gimmy-grabbers” who will line up any time our government has a free handout to buy their vote. They want a free lunch, free college tuition, a guaranteed job, free health care and just about anything that can be provided to them at no charge.
This is how things are today in Greece, Portugal, Spain and numerous countries with bloated socialist governments who promised all their citizens a free ride from the cradle to the grave. Now these nations are broke and want someone to save their behind with loans and credit to stay afloat and continue to give it all away. When the socialist population starts dictating their wants and needs to a weak and mindless government the leadership caves in and gives it to them for free to stay in power.
Baby Boomers, take your share of the blame for raising a generation that now poorly parent your grandkids or great-grandchildren, who make up this weak-minded, raggedy bunch of Wall Street protesters. On top of that, the past three years of total failure by Congress, the White House and our courts have added immensely to this problem. Then throw in our socialist labor unions and the left wing politicos looking to the 2012 elections and — poof — we got what we deserved. This is a well orchestrated and planned march, with protesters carrying stupid signs and shouting idiotic slogans that they are the victims of our unfair society.
I know you want to start at the top now and quickly work your way to the bottom, but the answer is NO. Put down your signs, shut your mouths, clean yourselves up and go get a job. Then you are free to work your way to the top or become bottom feeders. Work is the winning formula and it has succeeded for generations. Work hard, pay your taxes, “don’t worry, be happy” and chill.
Charles Gladle