The new movement, Occupy Wall Street (OWS), is interesting, not because I agree with them, I don’t. I happen to like money and capitalism, I find that working and having money is a good thing, no it’s interesting because of the contrast between them and the Tea Party people…. Now, I have not taken part in any Tea Party Protest, I wanted to, but was unable to do so, but had friends who did attend. The words they used to describe it:
- Peaceful
- Clean
- Respectful
- Patriotic
- American
- Constitutional
With OWS I hear the following:
- Disorganized
- Mob
- Rude
- Demoralizing
- Woodstockish (due to the nudity and open sex)
Never once have I heard anyone associated with OWS mention the constitution or be able to talk with out using the F-bomb at least 50 times in a 2 seconded statement.
A big difference…
The Tea Party is truly going back to our American roots. The founding Fathers, for the most part, did not want a war with England, they wanted peace and stability. They wanted to remain English subjects not succeed and form a new nation. They just wanted the basic freedoms and rights afforded to every citizen of Britain. War and violence was a last resort, one many did not want nor agreed with the option of war. There were some who were willing to wait a a little longer, thank God the Founding Fathers did not…
Leading up to the American Revolution were a series of actions, protest and other political decent. including but not limited to:
- Letters to the editors
- Political books
- Political pamphlets
- Peaceful protest
- Town Hall meetings
- Letters to the King of England
- Letters to fellow statesmen
- Letters to Parliament
Each activity was designed to sway hearts and minds, not force them through violence. The Founding Fathers used logic and history to make there arguments, not utopian feelings and dreams. They were realistic in there views on politics and the world around them. They wrote letters to sway public opinion and denounced violence.
When Alexander Hamilton ordered the burning of a British merchant ship in protest to British Taxation on tea, he first ordered all the cargo and ship hands off and onto dry land, placed the ship out of port and than set her on fire. The message was simple and clear, we oppose taxation with out representation. But we do not wish to harm. When the Boston Tea Party (the original one) took place there was to me no violence, it was to be a peaceful protest. The same can be said about the New Tea Party, but not the OWS crowed, they are calling for violence, they are advocating it and directing it.
Over the past few days I have heard about:
- Condoms being passed out (what does this have to do with Wall Street?)
- Sex in the open
- Anti-Semitic statements
- Illegal Protesting (no permit)
- Illegal camping (no permit)
- Relieving one self in public
- Trashing protest grounds and not cleaning up after themselves
- Threating to hack into Wall Street computers
Does not sound like something the Founding Fathers would have advocated. Don’t believe me, read Thomas Pain’s writings or any of the other Founding Fathers. Violence was a last resort, they wanted to use the system to fix the system. The Tea Party of today wishes to do the same, they want to use the power of public opinion and the voice of vote to change they system, not the threat of violence or the rule of the mob.
If the OWS crowd really want to make a difference, go and occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, pitch you tent there, relieve yourself on Obamas front lawn and have your sex there. Wall Street is not the issue, failed government is. And yes, not just Obamas failed government, but government in general has failed. Bush did a few stupid moved in his tenure as President also. The failure of the Government has been a long time in the works.
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
~Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto referring to Pearl Harbor
The American Spirit is strong and resolute, she is the spirit of Washington and Adams, a spirit that fights for freedoms and liberty and allows for the pursuit of happiness. The Tea Party flows with this spirit swelling and growing and changing the course of America returning Her to he roots. The OWS spirit is spiteful and derogatory in nature, perverting the Founding Fathers into grotesque caricatures of themselves. The sleeping giant has awoken and will be heard, yet he will not speak through the Occupy Wall Street protect, for there is no room for her amongst all the hatred and violence, for the American Giant Admiral Yamamoto was referring to was a reluctant warrior, one dedicated to peace and freedom, one slow to anger yet resolved in her defense.
God Bless
Paul
An American Point of View 
You have a clear view of what is going on — now, look at who’s behind it all and you will see the truth of it. This movement began in Canada and has spread to the U.S., not because it resolves issues or has a benevolent ending but just the opposite; it has a critical ending and offers only anarchy. The current occupant of the White House and his cronies are the culprits behind all this. It is a way to get the American people divided. The next step might be to declare a state of emergency — Martial Law. Nothing about this administration surprises me. Divide and conquer has been the Chicago motto for many years. This is just another diversion to dichotomize the American people, a power struggle.
Dr. Tickles
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We will win…. If we Stand United…. And let Liberty take hold once again
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