Occupied
By now, you know that if I write a blog entry about something, it’s pretty important. At this point, I would like to talk a bit about this whole “Occupy Wall Street” movement.
Do I think it’s a worthy cause? Yes! There’s no reason for us to sit idly by and take the growing wealth gap day after day without complaint.
Am I glad this is happening? Absolutely! More power to the protesters!
Do I want to hear about it every five seconds and have it shoved in my face on my Twitter feed and Facebook stream? ABSOLUTELY NOT. This is Iran all over again. I use Twitter and Facebook to see new things, not an endless stream of reposts about one thing. If I want to know more, I would like to actively pursue this knowledge myself.
I really do think the fiscal behavior of Wall Street at the expense of Main Street is a grotesque reality that someone has to do something about. I am happy to see protests ongoing in our own nation. However, the level of circlejerkery (yes, I totally made that word up) surrounding the events is starting to get rather sickening.
Maybe it’s just me, but I prefer more quiet forms of support to a cause than overdone lip service.



