printTired of listening to mealymouthed left-libertarians laboring to find commonalities with the Occupy Wall Street “sleepover”? You should be. I know I am. I have no sisterly solidarity for socialists.
Here’s the stark reality of this extravaganza: Within the buildings are people beavering away, working for a living. Railing against them without—sitting idle in the parks, streets and on sidewalks—are individuals who trash, scream, sleep for hours on end, loiter, strip down and publicly body-paint each other, copulate and defecate.
Economist George Reisman dissects the farrago of economic errors the protesters and their sympathizers commit: “What the protesters do not realize is that the wealth of the one percent provides the standard of living of the ninety-nine percent.”
Read “How a Highly Productive and Provident One Percent Provides the Standard of Living of a Largely Ignorant and Ungrateful Ninety-Nine Percent” by George Reisman.
Reisman’s article is wonderful. Somebody should hand out a copy to every protester.
Ilana, I am glad you mentioned “…are individuals who trash, scream, sleep for hours on end, loiter, strip down and publicly body-paint each other, copulate and defecate.”
If I were a BLACKMAILER, I would create an extensive database populated by the Best-of-the-Best of those in the above categories, including videos, pictures, interviews, etc.
In 10 years I would have what they want – money, free time, and no need to work. Yes, the world is truly a stage!
[More likely, they would have a reality show; you’d have squat.]
Reisman’s article presented cogent and effective arguments. I would think at least some small number of the protestors would understand them. I know I’m being a bit of a Pollyanna here.
I also dislike the way the OWS group is compared to the Tea Party. There are just a few minor differences in the beliefs and behaviors of the two groups.
Politics, such and ugly business!