Here in Maine, where we’re blessed with the oldest population of any state in the country, we often hear such kind and tolerant language when it comes to civil unrest and various other indiscretions from young and not so young ‘activists.’ And we often see very visible signs of such activists from many decades ago, who simply can’t resist plastering the back end of their Subarus and Volvos with the chicest bumper stickers du jour.
Good for them, we say. At least if they’re sincere and act with integrity of purpose.
Like everything else these days, ‘protesting’ has evolved to become something more than meets the eye. In this context, the notion of ‘useful idiots,’ often attributed to Lenin, is more apropos than ever.
(Just so you know, we’re Marxists here at Side. Our favorite is Groucho, whose sense of humor was closest to our own.)
Who knows when things will turn violent…they already have, to some degree, and crime is rampant…and how violent for how long?
As Michelle Malkin said in her recent speech in Portland. the OWS protesters “want all the benefits of socialism, without any of the costs, and they want all the benefits of capitalism without any of the costs.”
Here’s some news you should find ‘amusing:’ those nice young people have attracted support from some very, very interesting corners. Read here to have your eyes opened.
For those who don’t have the time, the patience, or the inclination to do so, here’s a list of prominent supporters, complete with reference links to back up the assertions:
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The 99%: Official list of Occupy Wall Street’s supporters, sponsors and sympathizers
Communist Party USA
- Sources: Communist Party USA, OWS speech, The Daily Caller
American Nazi Party
Ayatollah Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
- Sources: The Guardian, Tehran Times, CBS News
Barack Obama
- Sources: ABC News, CBS News, ForexTV, NBC New York
The government of North Korea
- Sources: Korean Central News Agency (North Korean state-controlled news outlet), The Marxist-Leninist, Wall Street Journal, Times of India
Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam
Revolutionary Communist Party
David Duke
- Sources: Talking Points Memo, video statement, davidduke.com
Joe Biden
- Sources: Talking Points Memo, video statement, Mother Jones
Hugo Chavez
- Sources: Mother Jones, Reuters, Examiner.com
Revolutionary Guards of Iran
- Sources: Associated Press, FARS News Agency, UPI
Black Panthers (original)
- Sources: in-person appearance, Occupy Oakland, Oakland Tribune
Socialist Party USA
- Sources: Socialist Party USA, IndyMedia, The Daily Caller
US Border Guard
Industrial Workers of the World
- Sources: IWW web site, iww.org, in-person appearances
CAIR
- Sources: in-person appearance, Washington Post, CAIR, CAIR New York
Nancy Pelosi
Communist Party of China
Hezbollah
- Sources: almoqawama.org, almoqawama.org (2), almoqawama.org (3), wikipedia
9/11Truth.org
- Sources: 911truth.org (1), 911truth.org (2), 911truth.org (3)
International Bolshevik Tendency
- Sources: bolshevik.org, Wire Magazine
Anonymous
- Sources: Adbusters, The Guardian, video statement
White Revolution
- Source: whiterevolution.com
International Socialist Organization
PressTV (Iranian government outlet)
Marxist Student Union
Freedom Road Socialist Organization
- Sources: FightBack News, fightbacknews.org
ANSWER
- Sources: ANSWER press release, ANSWER web site, Xinhua
Party for Socialism and Liberation
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Which proves once again just how irresistible the innocence and good intentions of ‘nice young people’ is to even the most hard-hearted among us.
And how many problems we can expect to have visited upon us from this ‘movement.’
We’re felling better already. How about you?
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