Supporters of Occupy Wall Street

Let's take a look at some of the "supporters" of Occupy Wall Street and what they stand for.

First. let's look at Van Jones.  You may remember he was the "Green Jobs Czar" in the Obama Administration.  He has stated: “They had the Arab spring, which was a people-powered, non-violent opportunity to change the conversation in those countries,” Jones said. “We should have an American Autumn--people-powered, non-violent.”  Read the article here.


Now, I want to take a minute and look at how "non-violent" the Arab Spring was.  This was anything but non-violent.  You can watch the video here.  Be aware some of the scenes can be very distrubing.  Can it happen here in the U.S.?  Is this what we want?

In this video Van Jones even warns us of what is going to happen.

How about Francis Fox Piven?  She is a radical left winger, who, along with Van Jones believes that violence is what it takes to get things done.  In this video, she specifically states it is okay to use violence.

As stated in this article, "Fears expressed by some that the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement is being hijacked by the Democratic Party establishment have intensified after the official OWS website announced that it “stands in solidarity” with MoveOn.org, a lobbying group for the Wall Street-backed Obama administration." 

As stated in this article, "My friend Scott Johnson got a tip from a reader that the progressive New York political party Working Families has run an ad on Craigslist, one that apparently promises a salary for joining the OccupyWallStreet protests. "

To make matters even more interesting, according to this article,  "The downtown protest group Occupy Boston threw its proverbial doors open yesterday, and played host to supporters of accused terrorist Terak Mehanna, who are looking to raise awareness of the Sudbury man’s upcoming trial." 

Now I ask you, is this what you stand for?  These people and groups involved are "smooth talkers".  They make things sound real good, but the question is... is it?

What if they won?

Today, I was thinking of the protestors that are now spreading across the country.  I couldn't help but think about what they are standing for and against.  They are against Capitalism.  They are for taxing the rich.  They are for redistrubuting the wealth.  This is what I think.  Let me give you an example.

There are homeless people in this country that would consider everyone who was not homeless, rich.  So.. the government would tax you more than the homeless.  Since you are now considered rich, you have to pay more taxes to the government.  So... that would mean that you can't have as much stuff as you do because it will cost you more in taxes to have those things.  So.... why not give all your belongings to those that are homeless?  Now you wouldn't be taxed so much.  Since you are against Capitalism, why not get rid of everything you own, even the clothes on your back.   Capitalism provided you with the opportunity to have everything you own.  Even the clothes on your back are available to you due to Capitalism.  Now you would be a true anti-capitalist.  You would now know what it is like to be rich.  And, you have redistributed the wealth.

If the protesters accomplish what they seek, this is what things may end up looking like.  Maybe not to the extreme of having no clothes to wear, but, the rest is conceivable.  This is not what I want the rest of my life to look like.  This is not what I want the family I will one day leave behind to face.  I want us all to have the same chances in life and in business to accomplish what we can accomplish.  I would like to go back to the times where we had less government.  Where we had more opportunities to improve our lives and the lives of our children.  Is it possible?  I think so.  I think if we had the right government, we could have a country, where people from other countries could come here legally and contribute to make our country better.  I want a country where we are envied by all the other countries to the point they would learn from us and strive to improve their own country because of the greatness of this country.

Capitalism and Steve Jobs

As many of us mourn the loss of Steve Jobs today, I can't help but think of the protesters gathering around the country to protest Capitalism, among other things.  I wonder how many of those protesters have enjoyed the accomplishments that Steve Jobs made.

How many of the protesters enjoy and use Itunes, Ipods, Itouch, Ipad, and Iphones?  If it were not for the freedom we have in this country to invent and produce items that we use and enjoy everyday, we would not be using and enjoying what Steve Jobs brought to us.  If it were not for Steve Jobs, there would be no Android phones in which many enjoy.  If we destroy Capitalism what will we have?  What new ideas and inventions will we have?

How would the protesters feel if they had the Apple products taken away?  If they want to know what it would be like to not have Capitalism in this country, just take away the products that Steve Jobs was able to give them.  Talk about rioting in the streets, that is a given.

Rest in Peace Steve.  Thank you for all the inventions and improvements that you gave us.  You made our lives better for it and you will be terribly missed.  You are an inspiration for many.

Occupy Wall Street and lessons of the past

As I  read over the proposed list of demands, that the Occupy Wall Street protesters want, it makes me giggle.  Some of their demands are absurd. 

I couldn't help but reminisce about when I bought my first car in the 1970's.  I remember that before all these laws, rules, and regulations were put in play, we the people had control over so many different things.  I remember "gas wars".  If we didn't like the price at one gas station, we went to a gas station that had cheaper prices, thus, begin the price wars.  Boycotting businesses worked.  Companies wanted our business.  We had the power to keep the "big businesses" and our government in check.

As our government has grown, prices have risen dramatically.  For example, in 1970 the price of gas on average was 37 cents a gallon, where today it is over $3.00 a gallon.  I remember paying $3,000 for my first brand new sports car.  All before "NAFTA", and before the liberals began infiltrating our government.  Unemployment was at 3.6% in 1970, where if the actual figures were released today the unemployment would be close to 30%

What I am getting at is when government was smaller, it was much easier for us to control our government, not our government controlling us.   We yelled for the government to step in and make things better with our banks.  The government did, and now we are hearing reports of Bank of America charging $5 per month for the use of debit cards.  Read the story here.  Now Citibank has jumped in with it's fees, "If you're a Citibank customer who has one of the bank's two smaller checking account plans—the ones where the monthly fee is waived as long as you use direct deposit or their online bill payment—then maybe it's time to consider taking your business elsewhere. Starting in February, anyone with an average balance of less than $1500 will be assessed a monthly $7.50 service fee".  Read more here.

My question to you is, do you want more government involvement, or less.  I prefer less.  I don't like the government creeping more and more into my life.  Our government is not helping me or my family.  Our government is doing us more harm than good.  This is exactly what our founding fathers fought to prevent.  Our constitution was designed to keep government out of our lives, not to intrude on our lives.  Our government is now so large that it takes an army of people to keep up with what our government is doing.

Occupy Wall Street and the NYPD

Last night as I watched the live stream of the protesters and their "silent" march to the NYPD I couldn't help but remember how, just days ago they were asking for police protection.  I think it is interesting how after the protesters received threats that they call on the police for help.  Now they protest in front of the NYPD about police brutality and call them murderers.  Watch the video here.

I'm not saying that ALL police officers are honest and good.  There are some bad apples out there and they should be exposed and dealt with.  My father was a police officer in the military and I was taught to respect the police and to trust them.  I was also taught if something wasn't right with a police officer to report it.  To this day, I respect our police officers.  They put their lives on the line every day.  It is not their fault that they can no longer "protect" us.  It is the laws that have been passed in order to restrict them from doing their job properly.  I am dead set against any violence.  We have to remember, that the police that are "Protecting" these protesters and have been accused of "brutality" against the protesters are only doing their jobs.  The police have no idea what the protesters will do.  They have to be prepared for anything.  Were they out of line with some of the protesters?  From what I have seen, that is a question that should be asked and investigated.

Occupy Wall Street update

As I watched the live stream yesterday, which was in and out all day, I saw several people come in and speak to the crowds.  It raises a great deal of concern.

Dr. Cornel West, who is "Popular Marxist intellectual; describes himself as a “prophet”, Highly paid campus speaker and professor at Princeton,  Friend of Louis Farrakhan,  Political advisor to Al Sharpton, Views America as a nation thoroughly infested with white racism"  Read more here.  You can watch his interview with CNN while at "Occupy Wall Street" here.

Francis Fox Piven, which I have written about before, also spoke.  To refresh memory of who she is:  "Co-creator of the so-called Cloward-Piven Strategy,  Seeks to foment economic crises, which can then be exploited for purposes of transformational social change,  Has been a guest speaker at numerous Socialist Scholars Conferences,  Admirer of Karl Marx, Views violent rioting as an effective and desirable means of agitating for social change"  Read more about her here.  See the video of her speech to the protestors here.

Now these two are not a good combination.  When people that are Marxist, Socialist, and Communist are coming to support a group of protesters, this presents a problem for the rest of us.  Question is, with all these groups coming together, how will this end.  It is my opinion it won't be good if they continue.

Then you have Van Jones. Who,  "Became a Communist in the aftermath of the 1992 "Rodney King riots" in Los Angeles,  Founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in 1996,  Was active in the anti-Iraq War demonstrations organized by International ANSWER,  Served as a board member of the Rainforest Action Network and Free Press,  In March 2009, President Barack Obama named Jones to be his so-called “Green Jobs Czar.”,  Resigned in early September 2009"  Read more on Van Jones here.

As I have said before and I will say again, educate yourself on these people and what is going on in this country.  If we leave it up to people like Van Jones, Cornel West, and Francis Fox Piven, those of us who believe in the Constitution, which is being destroyed daily, will have a New Constitution that will take away many of our rights and opportunities.

The events that are happening on Wall Street is spreading.  We need to prepare ourselves for what may come and pray for it not to erupt into an "Arab Spring" here in this country.  The elections next year are critical to our future.  Educate yourself on the canidates and VOTE for the one you feel is best for our country.

Occupy Wall Street

Last night as I watched the live stream, Michael Moore, the liberal documentary filmmaker, dropped by to speak with the protesters.  I found it interesting that the protesters claim to be the 99% (those that aren't "rich"), but, yet they cheered for Michael Moore.  He IS part of the 1%.  Michael Moore is against Capitalism, but, yet he made his money because of Capitalism.

Today as I watched the protesters, it became really interesting on who stopped by to support them.  Susan Sarandon, the actress,  is also one of the 1%,  Again they cheered.  "Sarandon was a member and financial supporter of Not In Our Name (NION), the Revolutionary Communist Party-led project whose "Statement of Conscience" condemned not only the Bush administration's "stark new measures of repression," but also its "unjust, immoral, illegitimate, [and] openly imperial policy towards the world." According to NION, it was the American government -- and not that of any other nation -- which posed the most "grave dangers to the people of the world."

Sarandon was also an endorser of World Can't Wait (WCW), the Revolutionary Communist Party-led group that sought to organize "people living in the United States to take responsibility to stop the whole disastrous course led by the Bush administration." Other celebrity endorsers of WCW included Harry Belafonte, Gloria Steinem, Martin Sheen, Jane Fonda, Gore Vidal, Sean Penn, and Howard Zinn."  Find out more here.

Today members of the protesters were interviewed by Amy Goodman.  "Amy Goodman is co-host of Democracy Now!, a weekday newscast that can be heard on more than 225 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada and on the shortwave station Radio for Peace International."

"Goodman is a hardcore radical who detests both of the established major U.S. political parties. She perceives the politicians of both parties, as well as the dominant liberal media, as corrupted and controlled by a corporate ruling class, and from this perspective attacks them all (albeit from a place on the political spectrum much closer to leftwing Democrats than to Republicans). Because she commonly condemns the allegedly hidden capitalist conspiracies that rule Americans, Goodman is a very attractive figure to the far left."  Find out more here.

I think I am pretty sure what all this "support" is all about.  I think things are going to be getting more and more interesting each day.  It will be interesting to see who shows up next.  What other 1% will show up?

Michael Moore, Susan Sarandon, and Amy Goodman all have this great country to thank for what they have accomplished.  They are the 1% that these protesters are against.  I get it.  I have little doubt on how this is going to turn out.  These events, like Occupy Wall Street are beginning to pop up all over our country.  It is already happening in Chicago.