Occupy Martin's Brain
I've ridiculed Roland Martin before. After all, he IS an easy target. What comes out of his mouth...or I should say his fingers, when he's typing, is enough to make you projectile vomit. His recent opinion piece at CNN is public display #1.
Occupy Wall Street should be a moral, not political, movement
It's really simple, and insanely stupid, to examine the real anger of Occupy Wall Street as a bunch of young folks with nothing to do. If we recall March 2009 when the AIG bonuses came to light, every corner of this nation was angry with what we heard. Political ideology didn't matter. It was seen as a matter of right and wrong.
As someone who is more enamored with studying the intricacies of the civil rights movement rather than memorizing key speeches of its leaders, what was clear from Day One was that it wasn't about getting a Democrat or Republican elected. It was always about ensuring full freedom and equality for African-Americans who were denied their rights as citizens.
WTF? Huh? You're INVOKING the civil rights struggle in the same breath with this cockamamie hippie protest? How about sticking to the Wall Street protesters, you dolt.
This struggle is the moral dilemma the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. frequently discussed.
No it's not.
Are you kidding me? Seriously, have you lost your mind? (Okay...that was rhetorical.) They are causing massive disruptions. Violence has broken out everywhere. Police and city officials are on high alert everywhere. They've created unsanitary conditions. Safety issues. You name it, they've done it....everywhere.
And in the name of what? They don't even have a coherent message. Comparing them to the 60's civil rights movement may well be Roland Martin's most idiotic statement ever.
That's saying something.
Occupy Wall Street should be a moral, not political, movement
It's really simple, and insanely stupid, to examine the real anger of Occupy Wall Street as a bunch of young folks with nothing to do. If we recall March 2009 when the AIG bonuses came to light, every corner of this nation was angry with what we heard. Political ideology didn't matter. It was seen as a matter of right and wrong.
That's why the various leaders of Occupy Wall Street, no matter how local and decentralized, must look at their effort as not being a galvanizing force to put one party into office. Instead, it should be about candidates of both political parties, as well as independents, speaking to their needs and desires.
Moral? Uh oh...there they go again. Another progressive looking to hijack the moral high ground.As someone who is more enamored with studying the intricacies of the civil rights movement rather than memorizing key speeches of its leaders, what was clear from Day One was that it wasn't about getting a Democrat or Republican elected. It was always about ensuring full freedom and equality for African-Americans who were denied their rights as citizens.
WTF? Huh? You're INVOKING the civil rights struggle in the same breath with this cockamamie hippie protest? How about sticking to the Wall Street protesters, you dolt.
This struggle is the moral dilemma the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. frequently discussed.
No it's not.
Are you kidding me? Seriously, have you lost your mind? (Okay...that was rhetorical.) They are causing massive disruptions. Violence has broken out everywhere. Police and city officials are on high alert everywhere. They've created unsanitary conditions. Safety issues. You name it, they've done it....everywhere.
And in the name of what? They don't even have a coherent message. Comparing them to the 60's civil rights movement may well be Roland Martin's most idiotic statement ever.
That's saying something.
posted by Craig H | 8:17 AM
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