There is a grand irony to the Tea Party and Occupy movements. They are both an example of last ditch resistance to the status quo, that is the right exercise to assemble, petition and protest, and speak freely. It is political action a the human level, politics in its rawest form, politicians in the popular sense.
But what happened?
First let's note that both movements are born of the problem of corporate personhood, people in each having their ox gored by the unholy alliance of big business and big Government. The left has left-wing oxen gored, the right has right-wing oxen gored.
Both movements formed spontaneously out of the chaos in good anarchic fashion. People began to organize and get voice. I myself early on attended meetings of both groups, and found many others of good will such as myself there. People looking for change but not too concerned about the politics of those advocating change. anything is better than what we have now. A very open spirit.
And then the corporate world, in the form of Soros for the Occupy Movement and the Koch Bros. for the Tea Party stepped in and took over.
With their money, resources and organization any leadership of both the left and right movements were embraced, funded, redirected to irrelevancy. Just like the politicians we have now. Both movements behaved as politicians, as soon as they get a wee bit of traction, they get bought by corporate interests.
There is no sense in talking about "doing something" about corporate personhood, the job is to eliminate the system in which taxpayers fund the protection the state provides to the corporation. If we are not paying for intellectual property rights enforcement, regulations that only benefit the corporation, and subsidies and so on, the corporations will wither as a power base. Don't mend it, end it.
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But what happened?
First let's note that both movements are born of the problem of corporate personhood, people in each having their ox gored by the unholy alliance of big business and big Government. The left has left-wing oxen gored, the right has right-wing oxen gored.
Both movements formed spontaneously out of the chaos in good anarchic fashion. People began to organize and get voice. I myself early on attended meetings of both groups, and found many others of good will such as myself there. People looking for change but not too concerned about the politics of those advocating change. anything is better than what we have now. A very open spirit.
And then the corporate world, in the form of Soros for the Occupy Movement and the Koch Bros. for the Tea Party stepped in and took over.
With their money, resources and organization any leadership of both the left and right movements were embraced, funded, redirected to irrelevancy. Just like the politicians we have now. Both movements behaved as politicians, as soon as they get a wee bit of traction, they get bought by corporate interests.
There is no sense in talking about "doing something" about corporate personhood, the job is to eliminate the system in which taxpayers fund the protection the state provides to the corporation. If we are not paying for intellectual property rights enforcement, regulations that only benefit the corporation, and subsidies and so on, the corporations will wither as a power base. Don't mend it, end it.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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