Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Understanding Your Opponents - Part 1 (Establishment Republicans)

Wall Street protestors have been labeled 'left of center' but both sides are looking to use the movement for their own purposes...



Willing to listen to people protesting can be trying on people who don't agree or are being paid to disagree. Problem is some people will agree and this will grow until it become something along lines of people fighting each other because they are in another party or protest group.

For example; the strong Republican (wall street related) response...




Cain is ignoring many realities in his statements...



In other words, people such as The Koch brothers (written about here) will be trying to turn sentiment against anyone who protests against discriminating against the rest of the people (i.e. the 99%). Making the locals angry would help them...


Samantha Bee heads to Wall Street to build a bridge between workers and protesters in America's rage-based economy.

Local restaurant concerns:I worked for years in the restaurant and diners in NY and can understand how the workers feel. Keep in mind that these people are working hard for a living they are not making the money the companies or chains that they work for make. (somebody should set up some 'pay for use' toilets on Wall Street...that's the free market working). Anyways, keep in mind that inconsiderate actions could work against the movement in the long run.

Reacting with anger at anyone perceived to be on the 'opposite side' is normal though...

Proof 1 - Democrats and Republicans at each others necks...




Proof 2 - Rhetoric on both sides (mostly Republican though)...




This interview is with the ex-GOP president, notice how different he is...



Notice Michael Steel's use of the word 'establishment republicans' and that there was a change in republican party from the 1850s (from individuals to institutions)... i.e. the official (or rather unofficial) party direction is to help business over the individual which, over time, naturally came to be corporations. That's how the republican party became what it is today (also read True Republicanism)

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