The more things change, the more they stay the same. I must admit that I was not yet around during the height of the hippie movement, but do remember the residual long hair, bell bottoms and tie-dye that epitomized the liberal sect of that generation. Back then they cried out for freedom from civil authority. They claimed oppression and rebelled against the daily routine of normal life. They marched in unison for Social Justice. Well, they're back! Only this time they are demanding justice of another breed -- Economic Justice. Could someone please tell me what that means? Is it justice to take from one who earns only to give to someone who takes? Perhaps these misguided souls never heard the parable of the ant and the grasshopper. While they camp out at Wall Street and demand whatever it is they are demanding, the rest of us are working hard to provide for our families. And then we are expected to feel sorry for them and somehow relate to their plight. Unfortunately I am still trying to figure out why they are there. What exactly are they entitled to? What are they owed? The only coherent message that one has so far been able to ascertain is that the wealthy have too much authority. To fix that problem, they are seeking economic justice. Back in the 1960s they wanted to spread the love, today it's all about s preading the wealth. I could be mistaken but I think the whole living-in-communes thing is about to make a comeback, as well. How sad that someone would expect to reap the spoils of someone else's labor. I know times are tough; they are for my family too. I was let go from my job a year ago. Why am I not in New York declaring solidarity to the cause? The answer is really quite simple -- I am an American and so have the opportunity to do something about it! Instead of feeling sorry for myself when my employer fired me two days after Christmas, I started my own business. Where am I one year later? Still struggling, but determined to make it work.
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