I find this: http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/hey-president-obama-our-one-demand.html
pretty damn funny.
I have discarded several preconceptions about “The Left” in my 11-ish years here.
But this call to arms represents all of the stuff I found laughable about leftist organization and protest. I know it’s not emblematic of the mainstream left’s thinking or planning, but I still think it’s hilarious.
I think this is a perfect example of someone who knows what they want to do and is looking for a reason to do it.
We’re mad as hell about something and we’re not gonna take some of it anymore.
I hope we find out it’s not real. Oh so stupid.
Hey, if protests are a form of democracy, wouldn’t democratic protests just be the next stage of evolution?
We will beat our drums, chant slogans and call for “someone to do something”.
Then we’ll all go home and roll up a fattie.
Hell, I mostly agree with their policy points and it represents everything I think is laughable about leftist organization and protest.
Let’s have a protest with signs, bullhorns, and marching, demanding that we create a referendum to organize a committee that will look into the leading causes of what may or may not be healthy economic decision making. Maybe! We are gonna ask someone, SOMETHING, during our protest! And they are going to have to respond because we won’t take no (or yes?) for an answer! Or maybe we will, but we certainly won’t be nice about it!
Boy, those are some wild and crazy ideas there! Repeal Glass-Stegall? Gasp! Rein in financial speculation? Madness! Aunt Agatha would clutch her pearls and faint dead away. Move over, Bricker, so she doesn’t land on top of you…
I may be wrong, but I don’t think Bricker was knocking the ideas (although he is undoubtedly against most if not all of them) but rather the notion that one might plan a protest prior to deciding what in the hell they were going to demand.
That perfectly describes the people I see constantly talking about this on Facebook.
We’re here!
We’re queer!
We’re going to have an assembly to figure out what we want!
We’re here!
We’re queer!
We’re going to have an assembly to figure out what we want!
Precisely.
Although I’m against the idea, one can certainly make a principled case for repeal of the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act, which is what the protesters presumabloy mean when they speaking of Obama “reinstating” the Glass-Steagall Act.
What I find ludicrously funny is the idea tat they’ll all gather and “people’s committees” will settle on a demand. And only slightly less funny is their apparent idea that the President can repeal an act of Congress by his own lonesome self.
Either you don’t have the slightest clue what you’re talking about, or you have some hidden free marketeer about you.
Do you favor repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act? Really? I’m shocked, but pleasantly so.
You completely miss the point, and in so doing demonstrate just how out of touch a rightard curmudgeon you are.
Do girls at Wall Street protests put out ? Yes, yes they do. Do they think you’re more interesting the more nonsensical shit you spout ? Yes, yes they fucking do. Do they have daddy and trust issues that lead them to “test” prospective boyfriends through a trial of sex (and faithfulness… I think, I never stuck around for part 2) ? You better fucking believe it.
So there. Way to display solidarity with your fellow man, comrade spit.
I’m probably confused about that. I mean the legislation that freed our creative financial institutions from the dull, boring, staid regulations, and allowed them to create the exciting, go-go-go markets we have grown to so love.
What do we want?
Something!
When do we want it?
Soon!
Not very inspirational, is it?
Tends to muck up the chant, doesn’t it?
“WHAT DO WE WANT?”
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What does Casey Stengel have to do with this again?