Lately, I've been really caught up in the whole Occupy Wall Street extravaganza and I found this article fairly interesting compared to my thoughts on the matter. I stumbled upon a neat little piece written October 14th, 2011 by blogger Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman and author of Tethered Citizens: Time to Repeal the Welfare State. who explains to the audience that while most of us are finally exercising our right to free speech and fighting back against Wall Street, they are not the only ones who deserve a lashing. Sheldon spells out everything clear as crystal, elaborating and providing key points as to how the "protesters’ wrath should also be directed at the national government and its central bank, the Federal Reserve System".
It is apparent that he is directing this piece towards an audience who is already aligning with protesters or someone who may be on the fence. Honestly, I admire what the people are saying and I can understand why, I just disagree with most of their demands. However, if I were considering to look into how to become a part of Occupy, I feel refreshed and well-prepared to go into a protest after reading Sheldon's blog.
His argument is clear, concise, straight to the point, and he does a very good job at convincing you that Wall Street couldn't have done it alone by stating it repeatedly. I also got chills when I read "Greed without political power is boorish. Greed with political power is dangerous."
Kudos to you, Sheldon. I believe that those who are currently in the midst of protesting would have a better sense on what they're arguing against if they read this piece.
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