On money and billy clubs

[Henry M]

Pointing to the deaf can dance scene as an example of anarchism misses the
point that the occurence in COL49 is not meant to be commonplace, but is a
wonderful miracle, i.e. something that reasonable people should not expect
at any particular time and place.

Before OWS, many people knew, and even more had a feeling, that the income
disparity in the USA had reached a new and dangerous height.  After the the
first, undisturbed, month of OWS, everyone who wasn't a Republican got it,
and before the second month was up, practically everyone agreed.  Now
disparity is being pushed to the background by "sexier" coverage of clashes
with authorities and "whither goest OWS" editorials.  Textbook loss of
momentum, relevancy, authority, voice, and power.  Even Democracy Now and
Michael Moore have their own plans for the rudderless movement.  What a
shame.

AsB4,
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Henry Mu
http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20


On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:43 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_11/proving_the_99_right_1033729.php
>
> When it comes to the circumstances that help drive the Occupy
> protests, Floyd Norris shines a light on a dynamic that speaks
> volumes:
>
> In the eight decades before the recent recession, there was never a
> period when as much as 9 percent of American gross domestic product
> went to companies in the form of after-tax profits. Now the figure is
> over 10 percent.
>
> During the same period, there never was a quarter when wage and salary
> income amounted to less than 45 percent of the economy. Now the figure
> is below 44 percent.
>
> For companies, these are boom times. For workers, the opposite is true.
>
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