OWS Symbiosis
In biology, symbiosis is the term for two organisms living in association with one another. When the relationship benefits both, it's called mutualism. When there is no detriment or benefit to either, it's referred to as commensalism. But, when one organism profits from its connection to a host organism while contributing absolutely nothing to the host's survival—often actually damaging it in the process—that is labeled parasitism, or, in layman's-speak, Spitzerism.
Yep, things just got a whole lot worse for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. Eliot Spitzer has implanted his seed. Look out host organism!
Oh those poor OWS bastards. If they only knew what's growing inside.
Ripley, where are you?
Ever notice that when when a politician claims to be out for the 'little guy', he's really out to increase his power...and the "little guy's" dependence on his largesse.
OWS is nothing more than the latest pawn of the political parasites; their plight made worse by Spitzer et al, and his/their efforts to curry favor via advocacy of superficially attractive, yet ultimately big government, dependence-inducing policies deleterious to the long-term benefit of those they are "intended" to benefit.
Unfortunately (for the OWS folks), income inequality will not be abated by attacking corporations, eroding capitalism, putting more and more people on the government dole, and making it ever-harder to do business in the United States.
Therein lies a major difference between OWS and the Tea Party, and those from the political class who support each group. OWS, if successful, would shift more power to the government in order to create/maintain the redistributionist infrastructure supposedly necessary to narrow the income gap. In contrast, the Tea Party wants to transfer power to the people/marketplace in order to fashion an environment that is conducive for all to prosper—recognizing that equal opportunity, not increasingly equal incomes, is the only practical goal.
Reagan almost had it right. The actual scariest words in the English language are, "I'm Eliot Spitzer and I'm here to help."
Yep, things just got a whole lot worse for the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. Eliot Spitzer has implanted his seed. Look out host organism!
Oh those poor OWS bastards. If they only knew what's growing inside.
Ripley, where are you?
Ever notice that when when a politician claims to be out for the 'little guy', he's really out to increase his power...and the "little guy's" dependence on his largesse.
OWS is nothing more than the latest pawn of the political parasites; their plight made worse by Spitzer et al, and his/their efforts to curry favor via advocacy of superficially attractive, yet ultimately big government, dependence-inducing policies deleterious to the long-term benefit of those they are "intended" to benefit.
Unfortunately (for the OWS folks), income inequality will not be abated by attacking corporations, eroding capitalism, putting more and more people on the government dole, and making it ever-harder to do business in the United States.
Therein lies a major difference between OWS and the Tea Party, and those from the political class who support each group. OWS, if successful, would shift more power to the government in order to create/maintain the redistributionist infrastructure supposedly necessary to narrow the income gap. In contrast, the Tea Party wants to transfer power to the people/marketplace in order to fashion an environment that is conducive for all to prosper—recognizing that equal opportunity, not increasingly equal incomes, is the only practical goal.
Reagan almost had it right. The actual scariest words in the English language are, "I'm Eliot Spitzer and I'm here to help."
Chuck,
Excellent biological analysis of Mr. Spitzer and the OWS gang. Let me draw a historical parallel. Karl Marx's term for movements like the OWS, was "necessary and useful idiots". Not saying Mr Spitzer is a Marxist... but if it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck...
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" I think I need a cup of TEA"
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