[ExI] OWS Rolling in the Mud

[Giovanni Santostasi]

It is the most stupid form of socialism where money is taken from the poor
to subsidize rich individuals and corporations.
Giovanni


2011/11/12 Kevin G Haskell <kgh1kgh2 at gmail.com>

> My heart goes out to everyone who have lost jobs, houses, gone bankrupt,
> and have seen a lot of other horrible things happen to them economically.
> But attacking Capitalism as the problem, when no Western nation presently
> practices Capitalism, but an awful Socialist/Capitalist hybrid of one sort
> of the other, is very misguided.
>
> The problem is thousands upon thousands of pages of new regulations placed
> on people trying to make an independent living, every year, by federal,
> state,and local governments, are crushing the inventive and productive
> class.  We have to take the burden off from the producers, and out of the
> hands of the lawyers in government who know nothing other than how to make
> more laws that oppress those who strive, who want to take care of
> themselves and their families, not be a burden on the community, not be
> dependent, and who actually provide jobs and benefits for others.  These
> are the people we should be looking to for leadership, not the people who
> have put us in this predicament.
>
> But if that majority of people in the OWS movement in Western nations will
> continue to blame to the wrong parties for this growing mess, then perhaps
> they should at least stop using the all of the products that were produced
> by Capitalism, such as their tents, clothes, most foods, cameras, phones,
> computers, bathrooms, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, soap,
> shampoo, ink for their signs, the paper they write their messages on,
> private and public transportation, etc.,etc.
>
> If the want to really hate Capitalism, let them show it, and have them
> give up these the products and services, and let them freely roll in the
> mud in the outdoors (without the benefit of indoor heat and hot water of
> course, in the winter, to clean up afterwards, or air conditioning when the
> weather gets sweltering hot, again.)  Let them prove it all, and stay
> outside. They can make their homemade clothes and grow their vegetables.
> They also should have no ambitions to go to soup kitchens, which are
> provided by indirect donations derived by Capitalism.
>
> Let those who advocate it here, or anywhere, feel free to either be
> anti-Capitalist, or support the same sick Socialist/Capitalist mix we've
> seen that has caused this corrosion and disease we've seen and see. Go
> ahead to those in here (unnamed, of course,) too, and give up all of those
> things.
>
> Please do show us the way,  through your actions, and not just your
> words.  Go out and live among the OWS and see if they can provide for your
> needs with their anti-Capitalist ideology. Let them provide for your
> security (since most of you are defiant about not protecting yourselves
> with firearms.) Go ahead and trust 'them," whoever they are. If we don't
> hear from you, we'll assume you found it satisfactory. If we do hear from
> you, then we'll assume you failed and decided to get real about ending this
> Progressivism/Socialism disease that's been tearing us all down, and help
> us fix this situation.
>
> So, go ahead and roll in the mud and your own filth. The rest of us would
> like to work toward furthering human development and evolution, but we'll
> keep a close eye on your efforts. We promise.
>
> Kevin
>
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