Yes.
That is the connection between OWS and tea party folks(on the average). The difference, IMO, is that tea party folks are above average in skills and income abilities and thought processes...OWS is the lower half in those categories. On average.
The lower half is not going to try to solve problems with their brains. They are simply going to get mad and lash out. They will latch on to whatever dogma/ideology lets them get madder. If and when all hell breaks loose, they will be the ones there in front champing at the bit with a stick in one hand and a rock in the other waiting for the “go” signal.
I am not kidding.
I know you’re not kidding and I hope you’re right. I think we’re going to need people like them in order to right this ship. Once they’re finally comforted via the ideas of the smarter half, they’ll pull in the claws.