First of all the OWS started as a planned event and people that either want anarchy, comunism, Anti Semites, or are clueless and think it is free stuff. Others are PAID protestors. Somethink this is their generations Woodstock and want to be apart of it. (they like many at woodstock that fought "the man" will end up in a suit working where they protested thinking how silly they were)
Many do not realize that hurting wall street will hurt the average person. Pension funds, 401Ks, college scholarships, insurance policies are all invested in stocks and bonds getting a return on idle money.
I find it strange that many of the OWS people are calling for all Millionaires to be killed and their money stripped, and the Democrats like Obama, Pelosi, Biden, Chuck Shcumer, and many of the stupid celebs that have shown up like Susan Serandon are all Millionaires and they are supporting their own killing and having their families thrown into the street pennieless.
To say this is a grass movement against the establishment and similar to the TEA parties is like comparing the American Revolution to the French Revolution. In the American Rev. We fought the establishment and created a new order and the old establishment was welcome after the forming of the country. In the French revolution you had thugs that stole, killed and anyone could be an enemy of the revolution and brought out of their home and killed. Much like every communist revolution. Where envy was enough to get you killed. I envy your wife, farm, house, what have you and I can claim you are evil and have you killed by shouting to the mob that you are against us.
And Heather you are correct we should be divided into the controlled and the conrtollers. We the people sghould be the controllers and Government shoudl be the controlled.
Calling the OWS morons the 99% rather than the Criminal 1% that they are gives them power. If you are not a millionaire you must be in the 99% and one of us. How every communist revolution starts. Small group recruits stupid people and it snow balls into either accept the communist way or be shouted down, or shot down. Freedom of speach only applies if you agree with them. They need to be stopped and stopped now!