Occupy

All of a sudden it feels like we're back in the 1960s with the recent waves of protests from ideologically motivated young people against the "ivory tower" that is Wall Street.  The feeling amongst these young people is that they are the "99%" of those who aren't "rich" and that they should have a piece of the pie.  These sound like the same protests that occurred in the Arab countries and Greece in the spring...people wanting a handout, a.k.a. "distribution of wealth". 

On the surface, this sounds like a group of spoiled kids who think they should have immediate access to money, position, and power without earning it, "just because"--a recent trend among our youth egged on by their equally spoiled parents, who coddled them every step of the way to avoid being the "bad parent".  Look deeper, and you see the evidence of cracks in the country generated by class warfare, stoked by the Democratic party and their allies.  Note to the protestors:  A lot of so-called "backers" are starting to join your ranks, these are members of the labor movement (SEIU, etc.).  These people will eventually elbow you aside and take over your protests, as their dying movement needs a spark from something like this to make them relevant again.

Glenn Beck predicted the US would have protests similar in nature to the Greek and Arab Spring ones earlier this year, and he is right on the money, and while I agree with their right to peaceably assemble (granted in the first amendment), it's the other elements that make me a little concerned about these protests, and remind those who are dismissing these as a bunch of college kids with nothing more to do than "cause trouble", their numbers are growing, and their message (flawed that it is), is resonating with more and more people, and we need to watch this carefully.