I didn't say that...you said that. What i said is millions of families have had enough of the gaming and wrecking of the system at their expense by the hands of an elite Oligarchy, little more than Globalist actually, while their standard of living declines and their wealth extracted.
Yes there are and mine is one of them, problem is there is a difference of views in how we got here and how to fix it.
Tattoo has tried to paint them as sole purveyors of the OWSt movemnet and you have latched on to this idea which is patently false...the OWCt seems to be a cross section of many many different Americans and organizations wanting a fairer shake.
That is a lie that I have address before, I have provided information that the WFP have offered people pay to join the protest, seems a bit disingenuous to pay people to protest, are they there to support the cause of the protest or are they there for money?
I have also provided information that both SEIU and ACORN were involved in the protest from the start raising the question was this an actual rise up of the people to protest or an organized event to push an agenda?
I think it is a legitimate question.
In America, home of democracy, it is odd that millions of families and workers coming together are termed 'socialist' as perjorative, but if millions came together to promote your Oligarchical corporatism that would be called free capitalism.
Socialism is a economic/political theory, it is definable, just so we are on the same page here is the definition:
SOCIALISM
1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property, a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3: a stage of society in theory transitional between and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work doneYou say socialism is a pejorative, but in truth is it just a word used to explain a political system, if you believe in socialist principles shout it out loud, why be embarrassed about it? Well maybe the whole demanding what is not yours is a good reason to hide behind terms like "progressive", but what they heck we all know what that really means anyway.
It sure sounds like a lot of the OWS crowd is espousing socialist principles, free college education, debt forgiveness for student loans, demanding good paying jobs, ending wealth inequality, free health care...
What I have mentioned are socialist principles.
This WF party apparently represents some of these people, and I only know about the WF party from what is on their website.
I think now is a good time to address this.
The WFP has is socialist party.
Look at their agenda right from their website: paid sick days for all, subsidized housing, Government funded "Green" jobs and home upgrades, clean elections (see why I find it interesting that they were busted for breaking campaign finance law), free preschool and college education, better jobs and higher minimum wage, paid family leave for all, cheaper and better public transportation...
These are all socialist principles, they involve confiscating money from the people and putting it to use for what they determine is the public good.
S o c i a l i s t.
No insult, no pejorative, it is what it is.