Incoherent, Clueless Occupy Movement (and a home-grown reaction to it)

Much has been made over the “fact” that the Occupy movement is generally non-violent. And, while many of the protesters may have condemned the outright violence that occurred in Oakland, the same protesters have also shut down the port of Oakland. I’m sorry, but shutting down a port is not “non-violent.” On the international scale, a blockade is considered to be an act of war. On the micro level, if I barricade you in your own house and stop you from leaving, this is an act of aggression. This is aside from the fact that shutting down the port will inevitably cost jobs and harm the so-called 99% of us who benefit from free trade and the economic activity associated with the port.

Recently, for a Reason.TV video, Peter Schiff went out and tried to have a discussion with some protesters in New York. He too found that they were intellectually inconsistent, often ignorant, and all over the place when it comes to an agenda.

Lastly, to counteract the “Occupy” movement and its muddled/socialistic messages, the New Mexico Conservative Republicans are putting on a “teach in” at UNM next Tuesday, November 8. I’ll be taking part and information is as follows:

CONSERVATISM AND THE U.S. CONSTITION: ANTIDOTES TO TYRANNY

University of New Mexico
Tuesday, November 8, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM, in the SUB Atrium

11:00 AM – Introduction
11:10 AM – Donald Gluck, UNM Conservative Republicans
– CONSERVATISM: PRINCIPLES & HISTORY
11:40 AM – Conrad James, Representative House District 24
– GOVERNMENT POLICY & THE FINANCIAL MELTDOWN
12:10 PM – Greg Sowards, Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate
– RESTORING THE PROMISE OF PROSPERITY FOR NEW MEXICO
12:30 PM – Mike Blessing, President Libertarian Party of Bernalillo County
– CAPITALISM & MERCANTILISM
1:00 PM – Paul Gessing, President Rio Grande Foundation
– THE U.S. CONSTITUTION