re: #163 Killgore Trout

It doesn’t have any appeal to me aside from the broad message. Stewart points out it’s essentially the same as the Tea Party. It is more of an honest grass roots movement although it’s helped along by ANSWER, Workers World Party and various socialist groups which I don’t approve of. I don’t like the violence, fighting with cops, etc and the tired 60’s era mantras are just silly to me. I just don’t get it.

Really? Then you’re not hurting enough.

I’ll remind you that even assuming 5% unemployment is “normal”, we’ve got 10% official and as high as 15% of the public unemployed. Followed the rules and still losing their homes, watching their loved ones NOT get medical care because they can’t afford it, not able to keep food on the table without listening to some pompous ass tell them they need to find jesus or need to get serious about finding work.

And then some idiot gets on a balcony and toasts us with champagne, or laughs and declaims they’re one of the 1%. What crosses my mind in this situation?

“Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.”

Not what she said, but the attitude wasn’t unique and caused a whole lot of bloodshed.

Anger? yep. The Tea Party’s anger was successfully rerouted by various interests. maybe the OWS anger will be, too. But if things don’t get taken care of the anger won’t go away.

And if you can’t see why all the anger, maybe you’re just not looking very hard.