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In reply to the discussion: The Brutal Suppression Of OWS Proves That The Rich & Business Will Tolerate No Dissent [View all]TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)I understand that OWS had no official leadership so individuals could not come under attack. That alone caused a lack of focus. They also did not seem to talk about solutions or remedies to the situation as they saw it. It would have made a lot of sense to bring up FDR's Second Economic Bill Of Rights as revealed in one of his last speeches.
Sure an economic bill of rights would have been attacked as too communistic, socialist and antibusiness. But it is a conversation we must have to counter this "free for all free market" mantra we face today. We can sure see how that works out. FDR believed and preached that a man or woman is not free unless they are economically free and secure. Today even asking for your pay check is too socialistic for Republicans. I think they believe you should be paying the employer they are so extreme.
What surprised me the most is that Democrats ran away from OWS. Now I can understand why you would run away from what it became. However, you could support the idea of fairness in the economy without endorsing OWS itself. Yet I found a lot of Dems terrified to support a fair economy because they feared being labeled socialists or communists or antibusiness in the next election cycle.
What is most puzzling was hearing dirt poor people particularly Republicans defending big business, CEO's and repressive working conditions. Propaganda aside you have to be completely stupid to accept the GOP swill no matter how strond the kool aid.
The GOP agenda becomes more clear every day. They are all about iron fisted rule by them. And this country would be a miserable place to live and the next generation would have a dismal future not to speak present ones. .