Wall Street Protests

[Shulamite]

Just thought I'd put this thread up to see if anyone thinks this may go "national"?
I've done my research about this and it appears that the Dallas Federal reserve (and other Fed Reserve locations nation-wide) are placing police forces in front of their buildings with barracades, in anticipation of rioting against the Federal Reserve locations around the country.

This looks serious. Any thoughts?

 

[bbbbbbb]

From what I can tell, the protesters are a motley crowd who are just a likely to show up for a TEA party protest as for a Communist Party rally. The only thing that seems to bind them together is mutual unemployment. Because they have nothing else to do with their time, they are protesting (as if that will solve their unemployment problems). It reminds me of the veteran's protests in the 1930's in Washington, D.C. Hordes of unemployed and homeless veterans descended on Washington in the vague hope that the goverment would provide relief for their problems. It didn't. The answer, of course, is not to be found in human government.

 

[MrJim]

From what I can tell, the protesters are a motley crowd who are just a likely to show up for a TEA party protest as for a Communist Party rally. The only thing that seems to bind them together is mutual unemployment. Because they have nothing else to do with their time, they are protesting (as if that will solve their unemployment problems). It reminds me of the veteran's protests in the 1930's in Washington, D.C. Hordes of unemployed and homeless veterans descended on Washington in the vague hope that the goverment would provide relief for their problems. It didn't. The answer, of course, is not to be found in human government.

Ah the Bonus Army ~a story not many are familiar with...American troops crushing American veterans. MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Patton were all involved in burning out the vets; not a great episode of American history.