Up with Chris Hayes
Last weekend Chris Hayes made this remarkable video [below] about the coming pushback from Wall Street against the burgeoning OWS movement. His reporting about the coming "hit job" concerns the attempt by one lobbying firm in DC to sell its services to members of Congress and to the GOP generally. It turns out that many of the lobbyists are former congressional aides who brag that they have extraordinary influence on Capital Hill. Mr. Hayes reports that this is a pretty dramatic representation of how Washington works these days. The "craven, corrupt" system of revolving door lobbyists, heavily financed by allies of the corporate finance industry, who then sell their services to political elites is exposed in this one segment.
The real tragedy here is that the OWS movement is being attacked with impunity. At this point their is no political consequence for smashing the movement virtually or physically. The power elites will use their resources to attempt to cut off this popular uprising at its knees in order to preserve the status quo.
There is very little support so far, from any of the political power brokers in our government. The largest point of the entire #OWS movement is simply that. All the protections of government, the constitution, and the bill of rights are dedicated to preserving those rights and freedoms for the 1%. The 99% can claim no such protections. It's a chilling commentary. Must see.
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