Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Occupied

The Occupy protestors were in D.C this past weekend, but there were insufficient numbers to do more than occupy part of a small park near the agency where I work. I saw one of their flyers yesterday, which (1) disingenuously mischaracterized the constituent elements of the movement, as well as its genuine level of support (you represent 99% of the populace? And almost all of you are white?), and (2) pompously called for “general assemblies” at noon and 6 pm “indefinitely”.

If they were really concerned about the overlap of business and politics - and weren’t such complete ignoramuses - they’d start out their day at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue protesting Wall Street’s donations to the current White House occupant in the 2008 presidential campaign, and the reciprocation of that support in stimulus cash and soft, government-backed loans to failing crony businesses. Then they’d head over to Congress and burn Rep. Barney Frank in effigy, since he’s one of the principal architects of the financing and regulatory framework that destroyed the U.S. housing market.

But, no, for these neo-hippies, communist agitators, “progressive” hucksters, students-in-perpetuity, AWOL busboys qua artistes, nouveau panhandlers, manifesto scribblers, Gaiadolaters – in short, the rank and file of the imbecilariat - the enemy will forevermore be some cartoon version of capitalism. The irony, of course, is that if their totalitarian dreams ever come true, they’ll be the first ones shot. When the dark night of left-wing fascism finally descends, there will at least be that small consolation.

Follow-up: I went over to McPherson Park this afternoon and saw a “crowd” numbering perhaps a dozen people (maybe fewer; it’s not always easy to tell the difference between the homeless and the clueless). Featured prominently, on a sagging bench, were two extraordinarily obese proletarians, sporting scraggly beards and tattooed sugar gliders (one was flashing a bit of uncouth butt-crack). There were also a few women of the butch-haircut class who had taken their denim granny dresses out of moth balls; they milled around aimlessly, frightening the pigeons. Revolutions are never pretty, but I cannot recall one quite as unlovely as this.

12 comments:

RebeccaH said...

Whenever I see pictures of young college students holding signs whining about their student loans, I wish I could go there, rip up their signs, and slap them silly. Mr. H and I paid off our student loans over decades of struggle and hard work. You know what our oldest grandson's solution is? When he saw how much he was going to be in debt at graduation, he went to community college, got certified as a nurse's aid, and is trying to get a job in one of the local hospitals (of which we have many), so that eventually, he can get nursing school paid for.

Lazy, whiney little crybabies, the lot of them.

Steve Burri said...

But, no, for these neo-hippies, communist agitators, “progressive” hucksters, students-in-perpetuity, AWOL busboys qua artistes, nouveau panhandlers, manifesto scribblers, Gaiadolaters – in short, the rank and file of the imbecilariat - the enemy will forevermore be some cartoon version of capitalism.

Just had to put that in as Grandpa John's subtitle.

JeffS said...

And no doubt that these anti-capitalist cretins were sipping Starbuck lattes, munching on power bars made by another corporation, and sneaking into McDonalds to use their bathrooms.

In one regard, and one regard only, I do not concur with Rebecca. These fools shouldn't be slapped silly; rather, they should be stripped naked, beaten black and blue, shaved bald, tarred and feathered, and then frog marched to the nearest job center where they will "accept" the lowest paid menial jobs available.

Paco said...

Steve: Whoa, dude! That's even better than a link. Thanks!

Steve Burri said...

I wondered if it would and found out that I could link you up there as well.

Albury Shifton said...

"...Gaiadolaters..."

Cripes, Paco, it took me ages to figure out how to pronounce that!

Paco said...

Albury: It's like "idolators". Except for an extra syllable. I think.

rinardman said...

I like how the MSM is trying to make this bunch of loonies into the Democrat's TEA Party.

I say, go for it, Dimmocrats. You deserve each other.

mojo said...

It's "Day of the Dead-Heads"

Remember rule #3. Double tap.

JorgXMcKie said...

Yeah, Rinardman, the MSM is wetting its panties in the belief that finally the Left has found its "Tea Party".

They evidently have failed to notice that the originating group [adbusters.com] is a Canadian outfit, that the occupywallst.com site was initiated by an outfit that hides the identity of the real owners, and that a Soros funded group got them 501c3 donations.

Yep, just like the real Tea Parties.

MoronStreamMedia

Bob Belvedere said...

Awarded the THE SPOT-ON QUOTE OF THE DAY at:
The Camp Of The Saints
.

PS: Bravo Steve 'The Not Evil' Burri

Randy-g said...

Nailed it Paco.