So, I just read an article about the protestors on Wall Street, and then read some of the remarks. There seemed to be a huge disconnect. I'll start with the remarks, which seemed to focus primarily on the idea that the protestors were against the rich, and that they believed that everyone on Wall Street is rich. That's not what I get out of reading about the protestors. From what I can gather, and this may be because it's more like how I feel, the protestors are fed up with things like bailouts, and corporate loopholes that allow them to corrupt our democracy, and damage the environment. They're fed up with the people who are causing the problems not only getting away with it, but getting rescued by our tax dollars. Many of them getting rewarded for doing a good job through bonuses, after we had to bail them out.
As the people in the remarks said, the average worker on Wall Street, isn't rich, and worked hard to get where they are. But Wall Street itself, unfortunately, is a symbol of many of the problems with our government and politics. All of our democrats and republicans are owned by big business, with the exception of a very few. (That's why I support the Green Party. But I do feel that Ron Paul is an exception and our best choice, and chance for a good president.) So I feel the protestors got it right. They picked probably the best symbol for what they think is wrong with this country, and it's unfortunate that many can't even slightly understand what it is they are protesting. Makes me wonder if they even looked into it before they made their remarks. And, it made them look ignorant, in my opinion.
Is this important, or just extremist being extreme?
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