Okay, if you're going into the territory where you call someone (not necessarily me, but anyone) a "shill", then maybe you shouldn't post video from a partissan liberal site like The Young Turks.
It was the first one to pop up when I googled Herb Cain. So, sue me.
I say they are endorsed by SEIU, Teachers Unions, and socialist-marxist groups because they are, and are clearly stating anti-capitalist rhetoric, calling for marxist revolution. That is definitely William Ayers territory.
Believe it or not, I agree with you about that with some of the protesters that are there. Why? Because some of them are sheep that ate up all the anti-capitalist rhetoric that Michael Moore could muster. As I've said in this thread, the movement is on the threshold if not already in the process of being co-opted by those that would seek to destroy it. Still, I am not going to paint the whole crowd red because of it.
Sure, there are suckers there that don't get that Soros means money and power for him and socialism for everyone else. Same way, IMO, quite a few TPers I know that are sucking Koch (get it?) even though I think it is quite clear that the Koch Bros don't give a shit about them. They just want more tax breaks for themselves and less protections for their miners.
And, I think that just about sums up my feeling on all of this. Both groups have been or are being co-opted. But, it won't stop me from lending my support to those I know that really stick up for the values they claim to believe in and will work with both sides for what I see as fixing this country.
And both you and pro have also stated that sentiment as well, beyond merely quoting it from radical liberal sites. Just a few posts back, you said "it's time for revolution" and that elections are no longer valid. Am I misinterpreting anything?
No, the game is rigged. We have a one party system operating as a two party system and it's time we addressed that issue. Hopefully, peaceably.
As I quoted Buchanan a few pages back, despite being the most prosperous generation in history, they have convinced themselves that they are living in an intolerable hell.
If I remember that correctly, it was most speaking about the Baby Boomers. And, on that, I will agree. However, I don't think that is the case with those of us in the say, thirty and under crowd. We're all in student loan debt. The country is broke. The manufacturing jobs are gone. Unemployment and underemployment levels don't look to be changing for years to come. We're all being herded like cattle into retail. I'd be happy making twelve dollars an hour at this point. This country has been on the wrong track for, at least, two decades. Using the ballot box seems to always lead to new boss, same as the old boss. Yeah, it is time to change shit by hitting the streets if it is the only way to get things done.
