A roundup of links on the occupiers for your reading pleasure. And boy, there are a lot of them. One surprise: In the WaPo article analyzing the movement, the fact that OWS has the same amount of coverage as the Tea Party did at the same time. The article does not comment on the overwhelmingly positive coverage v. “teabagger” coverage.
Finally! The definitive guide to OWS hands: Allahpundit found a video that explains the “twinkles”. I give it five out of five mocks.
The question answers itself: Is OWS Overblown?
A movement built on hate: A warning from Peggy Noonan.
A movement that will go nowhere but could do real damage would be “We hate the rich, let’s stick it to them.” Movements built on hatred are corrosive, and in the end corrode themselves. Ask Robespierre. In any case, the rich would leave. The rich are old, they feel like refugees in the new America anyway. A movement that would be helpful and could actually help bring change would be one that said, “Enough. Wall Street is selfish and dishonest, and Washington is selfish and dishonest. Together their selfishness and dishonesty, their operating as if they are not part of a whole, not part of a nation of relationships and responsibilities, tanked a great nation’s economy. We will reform.”
Search on “This Is No Time for Moderation” in Google News in order to get the full column.
Live long and prosper, OWS: George Will thinks OWS is just great—for turning independents into Republican voters.
By the numbers: Charles Krauthammer on the Occupier-in-Chief’s strategy of divisiveness (that is already showing divdidends).