re: #27 Killgore Trout

Uh, no. There are a few unemployed people and homeless but the activists are fairly well off and young. They can afford to take a few weeks off from their normal responsibilities (whatever those may be) and camp in parks for extended periods of time. Most real unemployed people are trying hard to find jobs, feed their children, keep their housing, etc and don;t have time to hang out in a park with a 24 hour drum circle. These protesters all have homes waiting for them when they leave. It’s a hobby/vacation not a serious collection of people having a hard time.

Armchair analysis.

There’s no way you can swing that broad a brush. I know working people - with real jobs, mind you - who visit Zuccotti when they can, 2-3 times a week, whenever they can get there and show support. And the fact that those people are going to Zuccotti completely scrambles your ‘they’re all well-off’ meme.

You refuse to go to Occupy. That’s fine. But you can’t possibly dismiss them all as trust fund dilettantes. You’re completely ignoring the working people that are there - and they are there.