Wall Street: Which Side Are You On? [by revolutionary communist/Obama comrade, Van Jones]

Wall Street has long been the home of the biggest threat to American Democracy [from the viewpoint of communists of course -ETL]. Now it has become home to what may be our best hope for rescuing it.

We call ourselves the American Dream Movement [they should call themselves 'The American Nightmare Movement' -ETL]. We engaged 130,000 people to crowd-source our own jobs agenda — the Contract for the American Dream. In August, tens of thousands demonstrated for jobs in rallies across the nation. Next week in DC, we host our first national gathering: the Take Back The American Dream conference.

The Occupation of Wall Street — and the occupations throughout the country — are expressions of the same spirit and dynamic. And these particular demonstrations, perhaps uniquely, contain the spark to grow into a movement that can be transformative ["transformative"?, sound familiar: "We are 5 days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America" --B.H.Obama, 2008 -ETL]. They are the first, small step in the creation of a movement that can restore American Democracy, and renew the American Dream [ie, communism here in America -ETL].

The hundreds of young people from all five boroughs that camp out every night, in the heart of the financial district, in the rain and the cold, at risk of arrest, are providing the inspiration to draw more and more out of the shadows and into the bright light of the public square. The occupation grows larger and more diverse every day. Young people, the majority of whom are under 25 and have never before engaged in activism, are managing the arduous task of a consensus rules meeting with no sound system. The nightly general assemblies are attracting crowds in the thousands to stand amongst a group of their peers and debate our path forward as a people.

The occupation is a revival of a proud tradition of authentic, people-powered movements that have been dormant [ie, the 60s-era communist movement -ETL] — and that we need now more than ever. It is building into the kind of massive public demonstrations — like those in Egypt, Madison, and Santiago — that can shake the foundation of a system of power that has lost sight of the public good [ie, Capitalism bad, Communism good -ETL].

Now is our time to choose. Will we keep rewarding those whose financial manipulations have brought us to ruin? Or will we stand with those whose democratic innovations are breathing life into our finest ideals? [ie, Capitalism or Communism -ETL] Both groups are within blocks of each other in downtown Manhattan.

For the past 30 years, the country has stood behind the titans on Wall Street and their values. We listened when they said that their banks were too big too fail. Today, there is only one thing that’s too big to fail: the dreams of this new generation, finding its voice in Liberty Park. All of America should now stand with them [all of America should help bring down the Capitalist System???, the best, most prosperous economic system the world has ever known! -ETL].

Thank you for your intelligent comments that are directed at this issue [referring to "xkaydet65"'s idiotic/clueless statement that this movement has nothing to do with the 60s-era "anti-war" protests. Meanwhile both are part of the same decades old communist movement-ETL]. Most of the other posts in this thread add nothing to the conversation....pictures from 40 years ago and anti this and that...

Both you and "xkaydet65" are way over your head here. You clearly have no clue whatsoever as to what this movement is about DESPITE my spelling it out for you. For shame.

Very mature reply. You create great doubt in your cognitive abilities if you think any of my posts are reven remotely similar to Kos. That's beyond silly. Do you actually believe Obama can be defeated with only the votes of those who completely share your view of the world? If you do, seek help because you are delusional.

I'll rspond to your second post here. Are you really looking to create some sort of cultural Armagedon? These people who belong to unions have reasons to do so, some good some bad. It's easy to see the bad now as state and local govts lurch toward insolvency because of union compensation. It's also easy to forget the past.I'm sure you just enjoyed your weekend.If you did, thank the unions of years ago. Workers in RtW states do well, but companies who set up shop there also know not to create a wide gulf between what they pay and the compensation to union members at different companies. The Koch brothers, despite the insane leftist propaganda, actually have good relations with the unions that represent their many employees. Your hatred of all things union is as idealogical as the hatred of Wall Street shown in NYC by those demonstrators, and just as grounded in reality. Perhaps your goal for union leaders is the same as Rosanne Barr's goal for corporate heads (pun intended).

But seriously, do you believe that the teacher who sits in the same pew as you on Sunday is the evil marxist agent seeking to destroy America? Is the Verizon worker who installs your FIOS some creative anarchist. The guy who installed mine was a two hitch Marine who served in a mechanized recon platoon in Desert Storm who complained that kids today, including his own, have little understanding of work and less inclination to learn. If your answer is yes thenyou're right we have little to talk about, but if ,and this is my opinion,you and those who express similar ideas refuse to vote for a Romney or a Christie next November because they fail your tests, you will condemn 300 million Americans to being witnesses of the ruination of the country. I, for one, will vote for any,including Ron Paul, if it means Obama is defeated.

Both you and "xkaydet65" are way over your head here. You clearly have no clue whatsoever as to what this movement is about DESPITE my spelling it out for you. For shame.

O well then since you have spelled it out for us.... we can just stop discussing it and take your word for it and just go on home...cause you know everything, don't you?

Thanks anyways I will keep discussing it and asking questions with people who don't think they are the FR boss, cracker!

Since you’re making zero effort at either rational argument or civility, I’ll go down, wayyyy down, to your level. Hey moron keep your stupid pictures of the 60s off the bandwidth. I lived through it. I know what it was about and why it was wrong. As for today, the socialists may well be coming but the commies are gone. McCarthy had a point but today your head is a point. You still haven’t answered whether that teacher sitting in the pew with you is a long haired hippie type pinko fag who’s even got a commie flag tacked upon the wall inside of his garage?

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