Wall Street Protests

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Kasz216 said:

Survey seems to suggest we are both wrong.  I'd say it paints your plan in an even worse light however.

What binds a large majority of the protesters together—regardless of age, socioeconomic status or education—is a deep commitment to left-wing policies: opposition to free-market capitalism and support for radical redistribution of wealth, intense regulation of the private sector, and protectionist policies to keep American jobs from going overseas.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204479504576637082965745362.html

 

Guy worked for Clinton so it's pretty trustworthy i'd think.

Interesting, I'd love to know who they are interviewing. As you could guess, I tend to have many friends that are involved in the protests in some manner, and having had thorough discussions with them, no one has said anything about leftist policy. Most of them vote independent, and most don't see capitalism as evil, but moreso the lack of anything preventing big banks, brokers, etc from having a free for all. I have heard quite a few interviews with young kids (by that I mean under 30), who blurt some verbal diarrhea that is so far out there, I think they're high. But of course, I tend to filter out the "kids", there's a good reason why no one can be elected president until their mid 30s.

There is a general dissent in America, and should someone find a unifying factor, it can give birth to a political movement/party that would overpower both of the current parties.