Tea Party vs. Occupy

As of late, I've noticed the media isn't comparing the Tea Party people to the occupy groups anymore. I think they finally realized there isn't any comparison with the two groups. They are on opposite sides of the world when it comes to how they behave and present themselves.

According to the last report I read, there have been at least 700 arrests just at one occupy location. There have not been any arrests at any Tea Party events. There have also been no outbreaks of ringworm, TB, or new cases of STD's at Tea Party gatherings.

The pictures reported from Tea Party events show smiling people, clean signage, costumes from our history, and smiling people. I just saw a picture from an occupy site where a guy is defecating on a police car. So, this person thinks he is making a point by performing a bodily function in public. And the message is? Someday, this person may grow up and 'clean up his act' yet lose out when this picture comes back to haunt him.

The slogan of some occupy factions was, "no one gets two until everyone gets one" - that's socialism, pure and simple. If these people knew their history, they'd realized that socialism has never worked to anyone's advantage. Case in point, the first colony at Plymouth Rock. They went with a socialist agenda their first year and almost all died. It's in the journal kept by one of the leaders. The next year, they went with a capitalistic system - they thrived.

You have to wonder about people who disrespect the American Flag yet are staging these affairs because they aren't getting enough money/perks out of the system they are trying to destroy.

It seems to me that if they truly represent the 99% of us, wouldn't more of us be there in their ranks? They say they are just like the majority that want fair work, pay, etc., yet there were reports of them harassing  people just trying to get to their jobs. I don't know how other people feel, but you don't exactly make a positive impression when you urinate on other people who are only going about their business trying to make a living and feed their families.

When some of the cities tried to clear out the parks where the occupy people were camping out, they said their First Amendment rights were being violated. What about the rights of people who just wanted access to these public parks and areas, too?

Yes, there needs to be some changes in America. These protestors should be hanging around the Congress and Senate because a great majority of our problems come through their misrepresentation of the voters that allowed them into office. The protestors should also take a course in basic economics and understand why banks and investments exist. They should finally come out with concise, clear statements on what they are actually fighting for and present it as adults and not like a gang of dirty children. They should also ask themselves why the unions are helping them and is this help in their best interests or for a union agenda?

Meanwhile, the rest of us have to continue working in order to eat and pay our bills. We have to keep  our properties clean or we could be cited. We have to keep ourselves clean and presentable because that is what separates us from animals. We have to pray because, in the end, God will be our only Salvation.