From Tahrir Square to Wall Street

What can "Occupy Wall Street" learn from the activists who took down Hosni Mubarak?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | OCTOBER 5, 2011

After three weeks of camping out in Lower Manhattan, and with protests now breaking out in other cities throughout the United States, the "Occupy Wall Street" movement has proved it has staying power. It also has an image problem. The movement has been widely portrayed in the U.S. media as a disorganized group of dreadlocked, privileged college students without coherent goals.

But as we've seen throughout the Middle East this year, a movement of fed-up, tech-savvy young people can quickly snowball into something more significant. So I spoke with a veteran of the Tahrir Square uprising that toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to get his thoughts on what lessons Occupy Wall Street can take from the Arab Spring.

1. You don't need a leader, but you do need a platform.

Like Occupy Wall Street, there was no one leader of the anti-Mubarak movement. Mosa'ab Elshamy, a medical student and freelance photographer whose Twitter feed became a must-read for those trying to follow the demonstrations, says that a lack of central authority isn't an issue as long as everyone knows what they're there for.

"There was strong agreement because there was a common target, which was toppling Hosni Mubarak," Elshamy says. "Nobody thought about whether we are going to have parliamentary elections after, or how we were going to write a constitution or all these fiascoes we have now. These divisions emerged after toppling. But during those days, no one brought these issues up."

Elshamy recalls that the protesters' list of demands was written on a building-size banner so that "everyone inside and outside the square knew what we wanted."

Watching the protests in New York, Elshamy says it "took me a while to figure out what their demands are." Although there have been a number of proposed manifestos circling online and a declaration of grievances, addressing topics ranging from tax and trade policy to the funding of elections to animal cruelty, it's still difficult to pinpoint what exactly would constitute a victory for the activists camped out in Zuccotti Park.

Elshamy says the agreed-upon demands need not address the grievances of everyone present, but that in Egypt it was critical that there were "three or four or five that everyone agreed upon."

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Joshua E. Keating is an associate editor at Foreign Policy.

Follow Mosa'ab Elshamy on Twitter at @mosaaberizing.

HOUR0862

11:36 PM ET

October 5, 2011

about movement

This is a important issue I think.Steps should be taken for solving this problem.
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SAM90

4:34 AM ET

October 6, 2011

Don't be Silly

This movement isn't to be taken seriously. I'm surprised people who should know better are treating it like something worthy of more than a slight mention, if even that. This isn't a revolutionary movement, it is a very small bunch of hippies and idiots with nothing better to do than cause trouble. It will come to nothing.

The constant anti-austerity protests in Greece are far more intense and violent, they make better news and yet they ultimately achieve very little. The recent protests in Spain were much larger and again they achieved nothing. To their credit they even had somethiung to protests about, these hippies are just making a fool of themselves, they don't have demands or goals. Why give them so much attention?

Stop bigging up a few hundred morons, there must be hundreds of bigger protests all over the world every week , they get no coverage, this is no more important or interesting than they are.

 

GOLDHOARDER

10:42 AM ET

October 6, 2011

What makes you think its over? lol

"The constant anti-austerity protests in Greece are far more intense and violent, they make better news and yet they ultimately achieve very little. "

You obviously haven't been paying attention. The civil servant strikes have caused mayhem. The Greek politicians haven't been able to increase tax revenue no matter what they try. The Greek bonds are still under threat of default. The Germans' have promised their people this was the last bailout which will guarantee a Greek default.

Pay attention... this is huge. What happens when the leaders' dictates aren't followed by the people? Keep watching. Things are getting interesting.

 

KEVIN-G

4:03 PM ET

October 8, 2011

Hippies are people too

It's news worthy because it has lasted this long. I didn't think it would last more then a week. I highly doubt the people protesting are idiots. I saw some anti Federal Reserve signs. A lot of Americans don't even know what the Federal Reserve is. How could you not protest the Federal Reserve? Kevin Gallo

 

TIMWX

6:32 AM ET

October 27, 2011

Agreed

And these hippies and idiots want student debt forgiveness, and get this, they also want there education FREE! They want hard working Americans to pay for it! There not the 99%, there only out there for themselves.

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MARTIN.METZ

10:41 AM ET

October 6, 2011

The Effect of Professionals Getting Involved

The movement does seem to be getting portrayed as a disorganized group of amateurs and privileged college students without a cohesive or coherent set of goals. This may changed as the unions start peppering their folks into the mix. Those guys are the professionals for provoking and stirring up trouble.

 

JON123NI

12:33 AM ET

October 11, 2011

Very true

Yes, I think you're already starting to see the SEIU and some of the other powerful unions get involved in the protesting. I think many professionals that could be interested are just now figuring out what this is all about. - CEO, Quotes About Happiness

 

NMBASHOUR

12:58 PM ET

October 6, 2011

Occupy Wall Street does need a lead figure

While it is true that Egyptians did not have a leader or a charismatic central figure for their movement, I do not agree that "You don't need a leader, but you do need a platform" is the lesson we should draw from that. Yes, Egyptians were successful in removing Husni Mubarak from power without having a leader, and, yes, they now realize that their movement was propelled by that lone goal and then faltered when no one had the answer about what to do next. A platform, rather than a singular goal, is indeed necessary for considerable change to occur. However, a successful platform cannot exist without an influential leader, and vice versa.

The laws of physics dictate that disorganization is favorable as it occurs at the lowest energy state, and that any effort at order requires a strong mobilizing force. The same law applies to revolutionary movements. People tend to group their ideas better and march forward as a single entity with common goals when they have a galvanizing figure, a true leader, around whose ideas and magnetism everyone could gravitate; around whom to form a platform. The Egyptian revolution did not have a platform BECAUSE they did not have a leader. Had they had a central figure to keep their nation focused, the transition to a more-stable government would have been far easier. With a central figure, Egyptians today would not be wondering whether there needs to be a second revolution to fix the mistakes of the first one.

If we learn only one thing from the revolution in Egypt, it's that the Occupy Wall Street movement needs both a platform and a leader, as one cannot successfully exist without the other.

 

LESTERCHAVEZ

8:59 PM ET

October 6, 2011

Don't let things get complicated

Government needs to solved, if not worse situation. I think unemployment is the main cause. And improve social welfare policies necessary for people to live and work well. Free Flash Game Online

 

MELODYA

7:58 AM ET

October 7, 2011

It's Just the Beginning

It would be prudent for the protesters to listen to the advice of seasoned protesters such as Mosa'ab Elshamy who had played an important role in Egypt's uprising earlier this year.

It's easy to see the practical benefits of his suggestions.

While it's true that the movement thus far does not have a clearly defined goal (and it's not yet understood what would constitute a victory), I sense, in time, these seemingly divergent frustrations will coalesce into a sharedintention.

What's important at this point is that people from all walks of life are meeting, talking and listening together. And they're doing it in a fashion that would make any mother proud! If you haven't yet listened to streaming videos of their general assembly meetings, I whole-heartedly recommend you Google for it and watch.

 

EXPATMAN

8:03 AM ET

October 7, 2011

From Tahrir Square to Wall Street

All religions are the opium of the masses.
Who Controls YOU/US!!!!

Our evolution of the merchant class social structure is established by corrupt people, by bribing voters with promises of improved infrastructure and jobs. The Totalitarian Fascist merchant classes install corrupt politicians and party bosses in the government. In power, they are more of interest in personal gains for themselves and their contributors than in solving the social and economic problems of the people. The world Fascist Governments Think Tanks Strategic data indicate, due to the fact that 6 billion illiterate people believe in one form or another in the superstitious religions.

Thus, religion is the ultimate tool to influence, to divide and control the masses. As a result, we, the masses remain poor and a backward lot. We live and die by eternal quantity trade. To comprehend and profit from our knowledge of this concept of who controls us is the best indicator that the reader has evolved beyond the traditional social values and now possess the ability to think out of the religious box to precede to the pentium of efficiency in life. Libya and Egypt are shining lights, an evolution step to a more democratic society. Hopefully, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and all Arabs and Asian illiterate masses in the repressive Islamic States will discontinue being a burden to the educated class of free thinkers in our social network.

Islam, all religions i.e., Christianity, Buddhist, Hindu, Judaism etc… All religions are dirty little mind altering drugs that are broadcast by the radical Fascist governments state and federal controlled media propaganda apparatus to control the masses. Religion and its practice is an imprisonment of the mind, all consuming, that scars the nerve endings, thought patterns, destroys and holds hostage the creativity in humans.

Religion is not a democratic thought process, it is a DICTATORSHIP, either you are with us or you are not. Religion’s manifesto is centered to control the emotion of the victim’s mind – the command and control center of the human body. Thus, thru its implementation by the Radical Fascist Governments they maintain total control and multiplication of the masses; to fund their existence they entice thru mass media their subjects to attend the great sales of the new product lines, the latest fashions display at the Great Religious Malls of the World. The RFG’s ultimate goal is to empty the bank accounts of its victims, thus to reduce the percentages of people from reaching financial independence, to keep the worker bees too busy to reach the queen, to keep the wheels of industry in motion.

The RFG’s use of Religion is the ultimate tool to keep the masses employed in the industry of supply and demand. The alternative to this Capitalist system is the masses marching in the streets of the nations capitals demanding change. The Industrial World war machine corporations and Hydrocarbon producer’s corporations support and encourage the Fascist Dictators of Malaysia, Libya, Iraq, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia, for without an enemy and customer/client of the idea of a different ideology of radical Fascist governments there is no demand for weaponry to protect the opposite belief of democracy, thus no jobs, and the masses begin marching in the streets to demand the ousting of the aristocrats in power.

The people of the world should know the people they crawl in bed with, the Fascists Dictators they sleep with before they install them and keep them in power. Life, as democracy is an evolutionary process. Three things in life to always remember... You lead, follow or get the hell out of the way; otherwise your competition will run you over. As a direct result of 4,000 years of inbreeding and approximately 1,500 – 2,000 years of Islam and Christianity used by a tribal elite illiterate ruling dictatorship class with oil wealth and weapons development to finance their Fascist dictatorships, they control their masses. It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when the world masses will eventually be educated on hydrocarbons/oil that controls their daily existence. The Fascist Dictators can continue to try to silence evolution of the masses but for everyone they lock-up there are millions in line to demand, to fight for freedom for all people to achieve their dreams.

This new generation, definitely not Obama, of educated citizens of the United States will elect a secular American President that possess the knowledge to understand the human rights abuses in the teachings and practices of Islam, all religions, and is not paid off by the Saudi Royal Family, the House of Saud rulers of Saudi Arabia. This well traveled educated President of the United States will send their all volunteer army to invade Saudi Arabia and the complete Middle East, including Iran to rid its citizen and the world of the Fascist Dictators who rule in the name of religion. The masses in the Middle East must remember that the West posses the ultimate weapon, even greater than their silly little superstitious belief in a god/allah. As history has proven, the United States Government will use their nuclear weapons of mass destruction to maintain their power and dominance over the world.

Give me and the US Military Generals six months; we would implement my plan to pay off out national debt and enforce it, starting with the invasion of Saudi Arabia and Iran. Will cut the head off the snakes to control the financial system, for with no funding there is no terrorist project.

A Dawn of a New Revolution! Our Democratic Manifesto. The American, Arab and world masses are telling the Nations Fascist Dictators that their forced rule in the name of religion is not working and will never work. Thus, we demand their immediate resignation. What next? What will we install to replace the religious induced insane Fascist Dictators?
We will replace the theory and enforcement that humans feed on one another’s idea’s to gain funding to finance their climb onto the top rung on the ladder of life, to establish oneself at the top and to be accepted by the masses as the ultimate greatest thinker of the human race with a new theory and implement that all humans must benefit equally from our national resources, no one man or group of men or parties will control our natural resources, control the monies/capital funds produced from production and distribution of oil and commodities.

The high food prices are the redistribution of the oil rich nations and the world’s wealth to the commodities traders, investment bankers, mutual fund owners & managers, international oil companies, seed supplier, fertilizer suppliers, to the employed in the world. The trickle-down effect to the “Trickle-down economics” and “the trickle-down theory” are terms of political rhetoric that refer to the policy. This Trick-Down System does not work! Therefore, all Fascist Dictators cannot continue to rule the masses using religion and the trickle-down effect Capitalist System.

The masses must all unite in the nation’s capitals and demand change. Let’s schedule a date for the all masses to march on their nation’s capitals to march in the streets and change our future. We will establish our Democratic Manifesto.
Our Democratic Manifesto is centered to encourage and educate the direct emotions of our fellow citizens to control our own command and control center of our human body. Thus, thru our implementation by our mass Internet we will educate the masses for all to benefit to control our own destiny. We will establish and call the International Constitutional Reform Party for Democratic Justice/ICRPDJ. Our ICRPDP we will establish an international government in the Middle East and our army of the masses to guarantee freedom for all. Our ICRPDP capital will be in Middle East with the infrastructure in place to support our communication network. Locate our new capital in the ME, the location with the greatest storage of oil, the natural resource that controls our lives. Until we acquire the capital from our natural resources to fund our government, to fund our existence, for our new ICRPDP party.

We request for our fellow brothers and sisters, citizens to wire transfer one US dollar to an account established by our International Constitutional Reform Party for Democratic Justice/ICRPDJ organization committee. In order to reach the masses we will acquire the mass media broadcasting companies to control our message to the masses. We will organize and write an international constitution that works for all citizens of the World.

Our ultimate goal is to depose the present rulers and establish an international constitution and governments that are controlled by the masses for our citizens to benefit from the natural resources in our world. Thus, we will control our destiny.

We, thru the ICRPDJ, we will replace the present Capitalist system that enforces wealth into the hands of a few and replace it with a government in the hands and control of all, the masses. Our world citizens will be a share holder and with our Internet and mass media system we will vote on the rules that govern us. Our first, objective is to establish a system free of dictators that rule in the name of religion.

Our new constitution will demand the separation of Church and State to guarantee that religion is never again forced upon us, to drug us, to control us. Religion will be written out of our constitution and our ICPRDJ army will enforce our constitution to insure that we never again fall victim to the religious drug. We will replace the religious parties, communist, socialist, republican, democrat capitalist system, and rewrite the rule of law to create a new capitalist system to guarantee our citizens benefit equally from our natural resources.

This means that all present world governments will fall and be replaced by our International Constitutional Reform Party for Democratic Justice/ICRPDJ. We will control our world government to insure our survival. This is a new age of mass revolution and we will succeed.

 

EXPATMAN

8:27 AM ET

October 7, 2011

From Tahrir Square to Wall Street

History always repeats itself... The USA is the mirror image of the Roman Empire that declined due to corrupt government officials that lost touch with their subjects, and spent beyond their means. To add fuel to the fire... the USA doesn’t export or control hydrocarbons to support our government spending. Thus, our, as other nations biggest export is becoming human resources, people to the Middle East in search of a job.

Good for the US citizens. The CIA continues to serve the corporate interest of the American Defense Industry, thus the American workers. They create the enemy to keep the American weapons industry in forward motion.

The USA control of the ME guarantees the free access of information to the consumer markets of the world i.e. the masses are hooked on the need to be entertained & informed by the use of the Internet/Al Jazeera TV/cell phones. The use of the Internet is the new opium of the masses and the fastest growing religion i.e. in less than five years Facebook have over 500 million users, it took Islam and Christianity 1,500/2,000 years to drug the masses to the point of 1 billion each followers. The next 2,000 years the free flow of information will conquer the masses to the point that there will be no belief in superstitious religions. The masses will have evolved to free thinkers. The people in the Middle East are marching in the streets to lift the Fascist Religious dictatorships restrictions on the flow of information, thousands martyring for their freedom. People no longer believe the single minded imams, now the masses have an alternative, its name; this new opium of the masses, Internet.

Slavery of the masses is achieved by their belief in superstitious religions, thus the masses assaults the free market. Whether that religious slavery of the mind happens in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Bahrain, UAE, Africa, Soviet Russia, China, North Korea, the world. Religious slavery of the mind limits economic growth, inhibits entrepreneurship, stymies creativity, and kills progress. It is the principle reason that Saudi Arabia & the world continues to be mired in an illiterate backward illusionary society for 4,000 years. The free market prospers when free people engage in free commerce. When consumers, workers and employers –no matter what their color, creed or sex — are able to freely associate with whomever they want to associate with, then the market will explode in activity.

The truth is a bitter pill to swallow for the people. Based on your environment, humans are their environment. Thus, with your evolutionary environment advancement, with the introduction & comprehension of new knowledge. What will be your true beliefs & values? Do you have an original thought? The masses have begun to understand their purpose on earth. Now, they are in demand to control their destiny. Thru the Internet & the news media communication systems millions have become aware of who controls us & the way to change, to take control of the status quo. The masses are but pawns to be moved at will by the master players in the hydrocarbon world chess game. It is a given, supply and demand; sure... all wars are about the ownership & distribution of commodities/minerals i.e. salt, gold, iron, copper, bronze, forest, oil, land and people, to control the consumer markets for the victor's.

The only reason the US Military invaded Iraq, pure & simple, Saudi Arabia’s giant Ghwar oilfield is running out of oil. http://home.entouch.net/dmd/ghawar.htm

 

EXPATMAN

8:30 AM ET

October 7, 2011

From Tahrir Square to Wall Street

Democracy is the greatest marketable illusion form of government, in short supply and everyone wants it. “Don’t have to be an inventor, just have to be a good copier” the very thing the Chinese can do well. With the inevitable evolutionary process of the Chinese masses intermarriage with the western masses, the free thinker’s, thus improve their gene pool to think out of their box. The Chinese will eventually evolve to establish a democratic constitution, a bill of human rights that is marketable to the world masses. Therefore, the Chinese Yuan currency will be the reserve world currency, all oil purchases will be make in it, and the USA will be downgraded to become the Great Britain class of world power.

 

EXPATMAN

8:34 AM ET

October 7, 2011

A theory to how & why the

A theory to how & why the Revolution begun in the Middle East. The call for democracy, “The Revolution” in the Middle East is funded, organized & being orchestrated by Google & Facebook Corporations, & the rulers of the UAE & the US Government – for without funding there is no project. All funded a project to bring ME students to the US to teach them how to organize & demonstrate in the streets. The Social Network Corporations and Dubai government sent Wael Ghonim – Google & his Facebook pals to create the riots in the Cairo streets to redirect the Saudi wealthy tourist from Cairo & Beirut to Dubai to spend their wealth in the religious malls & to boost the depressed real estate in the UAE. The malls in Dubai are packed with Saudi tourist, & the real estate prices & sales are increasing. http://www.gnads4u.com

As per the first run-up to $146.00 per barrel backfired & sent the world into a recession, because the masses wages did not keep pace with true inflation. Now the second run-up to $150.00 per barrel my too backfire & because all the Religious Fascist Arab Dictators maybe deposed.
Of course they found the link between the CIA and Libyan intelligence.

The number one currency in the world is totally dependent on the black gold in the ground in the Middle East and Africa.

The USD is backed by their military protection of the Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the entire Middle East. It is called the nuclear deterrent, atomic bombs parked on the aircraft carrier – the USA Fifth Fleet in the Bahrain Port. You see, their Fort Knox is the Middle East; it contains black gold, Texas tea. The industrial nations will be in Iraq and the Middle East until the oil is depleted, especially the USA, the industrial nations can never leave Iraq and the ME. All due the fact they are not an exporter of oil. Oil, the cheapest, less expensive commodity that supplies the energy to drive their industrial might.

The Middle East Masses wish for Democracy = Control of Oil and Currency = Control of own Destiny.

Why will the United States Military invade Iran? Since the US Treasury Department enforced on International Banks the embargo of all purchases of Iranian oil in USD. Now the South East Asian countries i.e. India, China, Japan and South Korea are purchasing Iranian oil in Japanese Yen and a basket of other currencies, but not the USD. Thus, this is the beginning of the great decline of the USD, the fall from grace, the beginning of other oil exporting nations to not using solely the USD for oil purchases. As a direct result of the United States Government being a $200 Trillion debtor nation, by the purchases of oil not being solely in USD. This means that the USD is no longer in great demand and a great decline in the abundance of USD in circulation through-out the world. The United States Government can no longer just print more money to fund their debt, for without the demand there is no supply. Thus, in order for the United States Government to support its national debt, national interest, the United States is forced to go to war with Iran to correct this imbalance for the demand for the USD, for the United States Government is totally dependent on the USD as the world currency and the USD must remain the world currency for all nations to purchase oil in order for the United States Government to support its national debt of $200 Trillion.

Therefore, the industrial nations need Bahrain as a logistics base to support their control of the oil and to invade Iran. The fear is… if Bahrain goes so does Saudi Arabia. The four major US Oil Companies i.e. ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco distribute the Saudi oil in the international network of convenience stores. This is the way the United States corporations and government are in bed with the enemy.

The industrial world strategic planning department, the pentagon have been planning the invasion of Iran from the day the shah fell from power, and the Bahrain people have upset the donkey cart, thrown a monkey wrench into the planners critical path management chart.

Democracy comes with a price i.e. all governments in the world must adapt – to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They must adapt themselves to change quickly to a secular government system, void of religion, dictators and monarchs in their constitution. The moment the church bells and the speakers from the minarets fall silent, is the day my brothers and sisters we will live in a democratic world. Will the American Government continue to bow to our economic enemies i.e. China, Iran, Russia and India? Tell King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to go to hell. Or will the American people finally awake from the deep sleep; awaken to the fact that they are part of the Hydrocarbon society, totally dependent on oil for their existence. Thus, invade the Middle East completely and take the oil for our $200 Trillion + National debt? Or are the American people just too stupid and will remain sheep for the slaughter? What will it be?

“Familiarity breeds discontent: BREAKING NEWS! Just-in, Osama B, has just ordered all the US Military to pull out of their military bases & for the US Navy to set sail from the Middle East & Asia. No Problem Sadiq’s you can have it your way. After 50 years of dealing with you Arab=alibaba’s the American people have had enough, now you can deal with the Chinese Military. Do any of you think the Chinese military would be so kind? You have seen how they put down decent. The world masses have finally came to the conclusion that it will be cheaper to purchase oil from their friends that possess nuclear weapons verses inbreed illiterate Iranian and Saudi Arabian people & their Religious Fascist Dictators, Murders. The Saudi Arabian & Iran masses don’t deserve Free Speech/Freedom from their illiterate rulers, they are too fucking stupid. There are certain inbreed Middle East tribes, societies that just cannot evolve genetically, the basic genetic building block structures is just not in place, never will be. Thus, the American people have given-up on the Middle East. Khalas. Good Luck Sadiq’s!” Or will our new world traveled President in 2012 be the only hope for America? To rescue the American people from then debt canyon they dug for themselves?

 

SCREWED AND TATTOOED

8:56 AM ET

October 7, 2011

Ridiculous

Ridiculous is that these people are being used by the way far left types such as Van Jones and George Soros, to promote their agenda. I believe most of the people "protesting" have no idea who is behind the gathering and don't care, they just want to complain and the guys with the money are giving them the chance.

The fact that anyone would ask an Egyptian how to properly protest the government is sad to me but not at all shocking. The far left have proven time and again they will do whatever they can to push their agenda and because they can't do it legally throught he elections (they are actually the minority in this countey) they use the courts and bully tactics to get things done. In fact, Chicago politics is based totally on bullying the opposition. Now that the president is in trouble for the 2012 election, they are pulling out the stops. Just listen to his comments about the fiasco. If he's not pushing it himself, he' most certainly in cahoots with those that are. Back to his former Green Jobs Czar Van Jones and his #1 money man George Soros. And don't forget, they will never let a good crisis go to waste to push their agenda. If they can create a crisis, they will use it and they have the added benefit of distracting from all of the problems going on in the administration. Don't think for a minute this is all by chance. You'd be wrong.

 

MCFERGY

2:06 PM ET

October 7, 2011

Tahrir Square the Wall Street Protesters Are Not...

The drum beating, Kumbaya singing protesters say, “Tax Wall Street!” Do most of them even know what they are chanting about? Do they have the slightest notion of the “RISK” investors are taking? Would they, if they had it, “RISK” it all to create an enterprise that in turn created jobs for nonprofit? Who they even have huevo’s to “RISK” it all for evil profit?

Most likely these are people who voted for Barack Obama’s fundamental transformation of the United States. Most likely, they, like President Obama, rejoice over the benefits, jobs and campaign donations originating from Corporate America and Wall Street while biting the hand that feeds them in the same breath.

President Obama condones this masquerade protest using his uneducated sheep to do his bidding, but when the rubber hits the road, the Obama Camp with cuddle back up to Corporate America and Wall Street just as they’ve done a thousand times before... demonize them, then invite them to the White House for an appology lunch.

“Fundamental transformation of the United States,” what exactly is Barack Obama intent on changing with the greatest nation on earth, the most powerful and still the most semi-free?

As for the Wall Street protesters; they’ve either followed in their altered-state parents footsteps or been in Grandpa & Grandma’s old photo album too many times… they haven’t a clue.

 

YANQUIDOODLE

8:51 AM ET

October 10, 2011

mcfergy

The more hysterical the right becomes, the more we know they're in trouble. And they know it too.

 

PHILBEST

9:31 PM ET

October 7, 2011

Nihilists

What kind of "model" has the "Arab Spring" provided the world yet? I am not holding my breath for peaceful liberal democracy to emerge in any Muslim Arab country, at any time.
Wall Street needs reigning in, but the rabble camping there now does not have any solutions worthy of consideration by civilised people. Ayn Rand once made a comment like, Capitalists who get Capitalism a bad name through crony-ism and mercantilism, deserve to be hung, because of the harm they do both by what they do, AND by the "cause" they give to ignorant people to support evil political systems like Communism. The blame for the harm that Marxism and Socialism have done humanity, at least partly lies with the "crony capitalists" and mercantilists.
The "finance sector" of the economy has steadily expanded at the expense of the "main street" sector of the economy. This is because of things like taxes on re-invested company profits - which caused an expansion in the finance sector when they were introduced - and urban growth boundaries which force up the price of property - necessitating higher mortgage and business borrowing. There are numerous other examples of government interferences in the economy which led to an expansion of "Wall Street" when they were introduced.

 

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11:19 AM ET

October 8, 2011

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SASS

8:42 PM ET

October 17, 2011

There is little hope if we just believe

Yes, its true that most of the government officials are just mere folks who gives out promises that are always broken. It is already proven, and history can defend this statement. However, there is nothing much we can do, but to hold on the little hope that we have, and see if these people who are our leaders (YES! We need leaders) who will somehow unite us with one aim of making a better future for the coming generation. My statement may sound too good to be true, it is like a giant fly zapper, but I think it’s better this way, than to waste my time insulting these people and finding each of their flaws. Let them concentrate on giving us a better country, rather than focusing on the controversies thrown on them.

 

CHARLIE B

8:19 AM ET

November 3, 2011

The United States Government

The United States Government can no longer just print more money to fund their debt, for without the demand there is no supply. Thus, in order for the United States Government to support its national debt, national interest, the United States is tipy forced to go to war with Iran to correct this imbalance for the demand for the USD