WSP vs Tea Party
So the Wallstreet Protesters (WSP) are being compared to the Tea Party; aside from the very obvious differences in resources, occupations, financial status, age, education, focus, etc., there is one glaring commonality and that is the disdain for corporate welfare. This is actually a trait that both groups share. And, since the RNC and DNC have backed either part of the spectrum, I'd love to see a joint Tea Party WSP rally discussing corporate welfare. This would seriously shake the established leaders as they have backed and mocked the parties.
What WSP probably doesn't realize is how much they agree with the Tea Party. Consider this, the Tea Party is against government involvement (aka, bailouts), the Tea Party was against Union Bailouts, which if the WSP paid attention, they'd realize it is exactly that which was the genesis of the Chrysler and GM bailouts. The WSP should also have a problem with the recent billions spent on "Solar failures", though that might surprise some of their more hemp based members.
The difference between the Tea Party and WSP is the Tea Party was a true grass roots movement, not spawned by actions in other countries or social media intervention; instead common concerns were the focus. That is why WSP lacks a common message, because they were engineered to protest and now have to find a cause. The fact that you have Craigslist ads offering $600.00 to go to NY, should tell you something.
At the end of the day my guess is the WSP will fade to black and go the way of so many other Liberal events; see the anti-Iraq marches and protests in Crawford Texas, the protests against BP during the oil spill and the rage against FEMA during Katrina. But, at the end there will also be the common thread of Citizens being fed up with Government funding specific groups, and that is a GOOD thing.
What WSP probably doesn't realize is how much they agree with the Tea Party. Consider this, the Tea Party is against government involvement (aka, bailouts), the Tea Party was against Union Bailouts, which if the WSP paid attention, they'd realize it is exactly that which was the genesis of the Chrysler and GM bailouts. The WSP should also have a problem with the recent billions spent on "Solar failures", though that might surprise some of their more hemp based members.
The difference between the Tea Party and WSP is the Tea Party was a true grass roots movement, not spawned by actions in other countries or social media intervention; instead common concerns were the focus. That is why WSP lacks a common message, because they were engineered to protest and now have to find a cause. The fact that you have Craigslist ads offering $600.00 to go to NY, should tell you something.
At the end of the day my guess is the WSP will fade to black and go the way of so many other Liberal events; see the anti-Iraq marches and protests in Crawford Texas, the protests against BP during the oil spill and the rage against FEMA during Katrina. But, at the end there will also be the common thread of Citizens being fed up with Government funding specific groups, and that is a GOOD thing.
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