Still looking for the anti-American forces behind OWS? Look no further than the creator(s) of the entire event...
"America, the great liberator, is in desperate need of being liberated from itself -- from its own excesses and arrogance. And the world needs to be liberated from American values and culture, spreading across the planet as if by divine providence." -- Kalle Lasn
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Seriously? You dodge my question for over two days, though posting in this thread repeatedly, yet have the gall to call me out after only 14 hours (most of which was overnight)? Get over yourself Sparky. Maybe you have nothing better to do than read AT all day, but I work for a living and have a life. You have the great privilege of my very first post today.
On a positive note, I have to thank you for the quote. I was only vaguely aware of Lasn and had to do a little homework before replying. I'm glad I did. I like this guy. He and I have similar views on several things, including the tremendous damage Americans have done to ourselves and our country due to our unrestrained consumerism and corporate excess. I ordered his book tonight.
So, that said, let's look at your quote and see how well it backs your allegation that "anti-American" sources are "behind ... funding" the OWS movement? In particular, I'm looking for evidence showing these "anti-American" sources are a
substantial source of funding (since pretty much anyone can make incidental contributions that have no material impact on direction and goals). You finally offered one bit of "evidence," the quote above.
So ...
Seriously? Two days of running away and that's all you could come up with? Really? You failed.
You failed on several fronts. First, you've failed to show Lasn or his company is providing any substantial funding to OWS. Yes, he was the inspiration, and yes he has continued to offer ideas, but "a substantial source of funding?" Not a single spec of evidence from you.
Second, your initial comment specifically alleged "Marxists and other anti-American groups" (plural) were behind the continued funding of OWS. Yet the best you can come up with is one guy who's made his living publishing a magazine mocking dishonest advertising, denouncing the aforementioned consumerism and corporate excess, and generally rabble-rousing. 404 - Marxism not found. Again, no evidence to support your assertion.
Third, the Lasn quote you provided is hardly anti-American. Anti-status quo? Yes. Anti-America's culture of wanton consumerism and corporate greed, both at home and abroad? Indeed. But anti-American? Not at all, at least not in the sense he wants America's destruction. He just wants Americans to grow up, quit obsessing on stuff, stop letting corporations corrupt the country, etc.
In short, he wants largely the same things OWS wants. If you believe he is anti-American, then you should also believe OWS is anti-American. That's a different issue entirely, and makes this whole discussion a waste of electrons. If you're an apologist for corruption, it's no wonder you find Lasn and OWS to be anti-American. Tough.
I'd also point out that were it not for the right's typically blind partisanship, you might actually realize you have much in common with Lasn. For example, a standard right-wing talking point in any threads discussing relief for the middle-class is that it's their own fault, that they shouldn't have been so obsessed with material goods they couldn't really afford. Strangely enough, that's one of Lasn's issues too. Of course you part ways when he goes on to place some blame at the feet of marketing companies who've developed manipulating consumers' minds into a horrifyingly-effective science. Righties, in general, will never acknowledge that companies do bad things too, that they are a big part of the problem.
In summary, given that you've totally failed to prove your allegation, I'm going to assume this is just another example of faith-based alternate reality. You reached your conclusion first through emotions and ideology, then went hunting for facts once challenged. If you can come up with real objective, credible evidence, I'm still open to considering it ... but I won't hold my breath.