The wall street protestors are not protesting against wall street or the big banks or the government per se. They are instead protesting the dishonesty, corruption, and breath-taking greed of some within these institutions. They protest because the game is fixed and it is America - the poor and middle class - that pays the price, and they are tired of it.
Millions have lost their homes, their retirement funds, their jobs as a direct result of the unbelievable greed and corruption of wall street, big banks, and government. Where are the consequences? Where is the fairness? Millions suffer while these corrupt few - thrive. And no, they do not thrive because they are the better capitalists. They thrive because they are corrupt to the core and at least as greedy. They thrive because they are abetted by a dysfunctional government. They thrive because they have no shame.They gather wealth by deliberately destroying the lives of others. One has only to look at the current mortgage/derivative/world recession debacle to confirm that. They are successful, not through hard work and cleverness, but instead by fixing the game and breaking the law. No, they are not the smarter capitalists, they are just dirty, greedy crooks.
If I were them I'd take care when dismissing these current protesters as quirky, eccentric, fringe. For what is happening in fact reflects a deep frustration and discontent of the mainstream. Enough individuals are cheating at wall street, in big banks and our government to cause real harm to millions and everyone knows it. Up until now no one has done anything about it. For what they have done and continue to do they will eventually have to pay the price. What do you think destroying the lives of millions is worth?
Millions have lost their homes, their retirement funds, their jobs as a direct result of the unbelievable greed and corruption of wall street, big banks, and government. Where are the consequences? Where is the fairness? Millions suffer while these corrupt few - thrive. And no, they do not thrive because they are the better capitalists. They thrive because they are corrupt to the core and at least as greedy. They thrive because they are abetted by a dysfunctional government. They thrive because they have no shame.They gather wealth by deliberately destroying the lives of others. One has only to look at the current mortgage/derivative/world recession debacle to confirm that. They are successful, not through hard work and cleverness, but instead by fixing the game and breaking the law. No, they are not the smarter capitalists, they are just dirty, greedy crooks.
If I were them I'd take care when dismissing these current protesters as quirky, eccentric, fringe. For what is happening in fact reflects a deep frustration and discontent of the mainstream. Enough individuals are cheating at wall street, in big banks and our government to cause real harm to millions and everyone knows it. Up until now no one has done anything about it. For what they have done and continue to do they will eventually have to pay the price. What do you think destroying the lives of millions is worth?
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