Welcome friends!
I read a rather interesting account of the Occupy Wall Street movement in a recent issue of the New Yorker magazine the other day, so I thought I might do a post on that. However, I must admit that what stood out to me as particularly interesting was not the main gist of the story but some of the ancillary issues it raised in my mind about the anarchist fringe element that may or may not be involved. Before I turn to that though, let me just say that in general I wholeheartedly support Occupy Wall Street and other similar movements around the world. I mean, what’s not to like? I certainly think it’s a healthy counterweight to the noxious confluence of big money and politics that one usually finds, particularly (but not uniquely) on the conservative side of the aisle. And I think their policy suggestions so far sound eminently reasonable and practical such as, for example, a small tax on certain investment transactions. I mean, if you think that type of thing is radical you should check out what they’ve been up to recently on the other side.
Anyway, let’s move on to this whole issue of the anarchist fringe element... Sorry but only selected archived (previous year) posts are currently available full text on this website. All posts including this one are available in my annual anthology ebook series available at the Amazon Kindle Bookstore for a nominal fee. Hey, we all need to make a buck somehow, right? If you find my timeless jewels of wisdom amusing or perhaps even amusingly irritating throw me a bone now and then. Thank you my friends!
