Are we supposed to be surprised? When the shit hits the fan and the world economy implodes, of course they'll be ready. The 1% and the crazy survivalists with their gun stockpiles, that is.

You realize when the world economy implodes and the 1% has to defend themselves, that 1% is nearly every living sole in western world, right? Anybody making $30k annually is already, on a global scale, criminally overpaid compared to the workers making the stuff the 1% buy at Walmart.

I was referring to the 1% of the west that was the target of the Occupy movement. If you want to point out the global wealth disparity then yes, we do enjoy our cheap Walmart crap. We then indeed come out far ahead of the poverty seen around the world, with the global 1% comprising people in USA, Canada, Japan and Brazil, etc. with an average annual income of just $34,000.

I think we can safely assume that the 1% talked about in this vid aren't worried about the international poor. The point is that they just want to keep the domestic disenfranchised out of their fantasy mansions (after the inevitable looting of Walmart is complete.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWSxzjyMNpU

I was pointing out the irony in the Occupy movement consisting of people who are, globally speaking, the 1% they rail against. Complete with armies in place to protect them should the 99% try anything unruly.

That is the crux, indeed. The cry from the "Generation of Entitlement" during Occupy just doesn't resonate with the masses of people employed in slave-like manufacturing conditions, penniless coffee growers that grow the beans that help the hipsters get out of bed every morning, or the astounding number living through absolute poverty, genocide or civil war.

The problem only grows worse. Occupy, although out of proportion with the global scope of inequality, brought much needed attention to the issue. I think the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh was another eye-opener for the west. Now, what to do about it all before the nukes get launched....

Vacate Wall St.

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