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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

More Delusions on the "Occupying Wall Street"


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-rubysachs/what-occupy-wall-street-w_b_996412.html

Whenever I find a column that really makes me laugh I have to post a Review of it.  If you find one please email it to me and I will check it out!

Now, according to Emma Ruby-Sachs (yes that's her real name) "Occupy Wall Street" is just the American spinoff of the Arab Spring.  She claims that the Rich have control of the governments of the World and that the protesters are just sweet, pro-democracy protesters.  First off, I want to start a drinking game, every time you see the words "Rich" and "Powerful" take a shot.  Let's start:
Almost a year ago, a revolution began in Tunisia and sparked a domino of uprisings across the Middle East. Their call was simple: end the dictatorship, usher in accountable government. Through occupation and all out war, countries in the Middle East attempted to topple leaders who clung to power despite representing the interests of the richest and most powerful to the detriment of the public good.
I got one.  Now she's wrong first because the Middle East was toppling Leaders who virtually didn't HAVE elections.  Also these leaders were cruel and vicious to their own people, they were recieving monstrous checks from foreign governments and either gave it to themselves or their military.  They weren't representing the richest.  There were many Rich people AGAINST them! 
Months later, Europe exploded. Sit-ins in Spain and ongoing rallies in Greece protested economic policies that rewarded the richest 1% while punishing the other 99%. Then London and the surrounding areas erupted into riots: an expression of outrage at rising housing and food costs. Israelis established a massive tent city in Jerusalem protesting the same rise in the cost of living, and the government's stubborn refusal to pass laws that promote the common good and support the survival of the other 99%. Now, the United States and Canada have joined the fray.
Really?  These countries were notorious for welfare spending!  Most of their people weren't PAYING taxes.  How can you honestly expect economic growth or societal advancement when many of your people are living on Government assistance?  England's Riots were nothing more than Thuggery physically manifested.  Those people were uneducated, welfare baby, gangsters with NO ideology except "What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine,"  with the barrel of a gun pointed at everyone.  As for the drinking game, we were safe this time, maybe there's something redeemable in here....
Each and every demand in the occupy Wall St. protests and their kin relate to accountability. It is the latest in a global realization that our governments are held hostage by the rich and powerful, our laws and safeguards protect those rich and powerful rather than protecting the rest of us, and our leaders have no motivation to change the status quo.
Can Somebody call a cab??? 
Democracy is a word we throw around a lot, but it's not one that is very well understood. It's not enough to cast a ballot every four years. Democracy is a system of accountable governance -- a pledge that leaders will represent the interests of those they govern, will protect the weakest in society, and will steward collective resources (like our water and air) to ensure a sustainable future for all of us. It relies on a free press to help inform citizens of governmental action. It relies on freedom of assembly and movement to allow citizens to communicate directly with their representatives.
Does the woman not know we're a Republic?  There is a REASON why we aren't a Democracy.  A Democracy has always descended into The Mob Rules.  Citizens can't always be informed and can't always be smart voters.  A Republic, with the proper Constitution, ensures that Individuals don't have their rights stolen by the Majority.  Freedom is about letting people do as they WANT as long as they don't harm anyone else in doing so.  A Democracy crushes that for the "Greater Good".  Yes, free press and freedom of Assembly are parts of the Republic, however, those wouldn't exist if we had a Democracy.  People are smarter than most of the politicians, but the Mob Mentality has changed the strongest of men to dogs of the Mob.

And seriously, is the cab here yet?

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