The Occupy New York Camp, holding 2000 protestors -image the Blaze dot com
Although touted by major media groups as part of “A long American tradition” (Los Angeles Times), that are only seeking ”fairness and a future”, the groups beginnings in progressive socialism, using the ideological collective forum, allows speech that is both incendiary and anti-Semitic. Although there is now a concerted effort to tie the fledgling “Occupy” protests to the Tea Party (Politico), as in the similarities of a “protest movement” – there is little similarity between the two groups, with the exception that the “Occupy Groups” are protesting. Otherwise, Occupy groups have no specific “collective” goals.
For example, if one looks at videos (which abound) on protests in smaller urban and suburban areas, those few college students, professors, and the like, chanting in unison, and skipping merrily up the street appear frivolous, joining in the “fun” of the protest movements their 1960’s era professors so badly miss. However, in larger urban centers such as New York and Los Angeles, the “collective” is a bit unorganized, not only allowing violent and Anti-Semitic speakers a platform, (1st Amendment), but supporting the individual as part of the “collective”.
Although some may find the process of the collective chant amusing, and downplay the significance of the group due to small numbers, the fact that as a “collective” that type of rhetoric is not only protected but encouraged, belies the fact that the “Occupy” as an individual has no clear concept of the nature of Socialism and individual “wealth”. For example: Via Pajama Media’s “Tatler” comes a video of a Los Angeles “Occupy” individual proposing a “French Revolution” in order to support “Socialism” and option to take rather than spread any wealth. (See Video Below)
In another instance, an Occupy Protestor shouting “Jews Control Wall Street” – got a little help from the “collective” who chanted “freedom of speech, this brother needs to be heard and healed” (See YouTube video here) - This encourages and lends to an anti-Semitic stance that has been long-held in nations that are indeed “socialist”. There is a fine line between the goals of Socialism and Nazism – both use violence as a means to gain power and overthrow a system that has wealth on the top, with “peasants” on the bottom, in exchange for a system that puts only the few “elite” (those that begin the movement) at the top. The end result, the balance (protestors) being less well off than anticipated, otherwise known as the “masses”.
It is not clear that those that are at these gatherings even understand the consequences of what they are asking for, or more to the point, what they are asking for. To uphold Socialism as an “Ideal” shows a lack of disconnect and or education as history has proven the model does not work. In Russia for example, the Revolution was certainly bloody, yet, who ultimately paid the price? It was the “masses” that faced bread lines and forced labor, lack of freedom, imprisonment, censorship, and cramped housing, while the “leadership” lived in lavish lifestyle. As there was no incentive to create wealth through enterprise, the system collapsed – not on political principals, but on economic principals.
The former “Soviet Union” is now made up of a series of “states”, and is no longer a collective. The smaller “socialists” nations, such as Austria, appear on the surface to be working out just fine, however, those at the top of the food chain, stay there, while there is no opportunity for advancement for say, the worker in the chocolate factory, or their offspring, who will work in the chocolate factory. Although those in this society willingly appear to give over up to 70% of their paycheck in exchange for government paid vacations, government paid electricity, government controlled housing, and the system is embraced by this nation the size of Rhode Island, it does not allow for any margin of error, or for that matter, the ability of the individual to rise above their “station in life”. This is an example of a “successful” socialist government.
The one link between all former and current socialist systems is a combination of a bloody beginning, a working populace that is demanding parity, and a state formed where those who demanded parity continue to be the peasants (with very few exceptions), with little change in status, and no freedom to change the outcome should the individual feel they had made a mistake in the first place.
It is the ignorance of history and facts, specifically coming from those who are American born, or who have lived in the United States for most of part of their lives – here, in the United States, where we enjoy a Democratic Republic (often confused as a Democracy), the individual, no matter how poor, has the ability and tools to rise above a station. There are the very wealthy, there are the corporations who hire the “workers”, however, those workers are free to go elsewhere for employment, or to begin their own businesses. The system that is based on capitalism, much maligned by those “socialist” ideologues who refuse to look at the failures of their systems, may have flaws, however, this system continues to provide: the workers who the Government relies upon for taxes in order to promote socialist style entitlement programs, those workers who are free to move from job to job and state to state (without permission from a government), and to achieve goals high above their “peasant” or “masses” positions. It is the most simplistic of explanations, yet factual and unfortunately, lost on those who are “Occupying” a nearby neighborhood.
How long will these Occupy protests continue? It is hard to say, it may become a movement that offers solutions to those who long to be socialists, or with the coming winter, and the constant reliance on “free” food, camping areas, and the like, there may have to be a break in the less inclement states until Spring. One has to understand, as well, that should CBS, NBC, ABC and their local affiliates, begin to broadcast the “collective” assemblies, instead of the “happy protestors” prior to the “Collective Assemblies”, the nationwide response may turn to one of “who cares, kids having fun” to one of some alarm’, but most likely “amusement” (unless of course, those chanters begin to collectively recognize the French Revolution). This is where the media fails. It is a grand diversion from the scandals assailing the current Administration, from cronyism with Green Industry, to the Fast and Furious scandal under the Attorney General, but is it enough to carry those like minded progressive socialists through 2012? Will those in the “collective assembly” in the Northeast and large urban areas in the Midwest be as prevalent once the temperatures truly drop and the snow starts to fly?
Having attended “Tea Party” events and meetings (granted a handful) what one finds is a neat, orderly, group with a focus on education (communism, socialism, the isms and economics), who police themselves, without the assistance of the local “parks and recreation” department of a local government – saving tax payers dollars. Meanwhile, having not attended an “Occupy” protest, and basing this opinion on reading articles, watching videos, and confirming multiple sources, it appears these groups anticipate someone else must pick up after them, that everything is free, and that they are learning – nothing – but they are fabulous “collective” chanters. Therein lies the crux, they appear as media darlings, and should the reemerge in 2012, will be a grand diversion from any shenanigans of a political nature specifically coming from the administration – nothing more than useful tools, not unlike the Socialist masses of the early 1900’s and throughout the 20th century.
You Tube Video “Occupy” protestor proposes Occupy model after the “French Revolution” and “socialism”
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