tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post9176555477442815939..comments2024-03-28T17:49:27.846-04:00Comments on Daniel Greenfield / Sultan Knish Articles at DanielGreenfield.org : Protest as IdentityDaniel Greenfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-74197886092248055052011-11-24T09:36:26.301-05:002011-11-24T09:36:26.301-05:00Ows seems to be disorganized but don't be fool...Ows seems to be disorganized but don't be fooled. It is being high jacked by mysterious dark strangers with dark eyes, some with accents. They are injecting themselves into the empty and nihilistic crowds offering them a " new" vision, an worthy cause. Those dark eyed man are becoming the front voice of the " movement" and their flock of sheep is happy to comply.It is sinister and firm in its message ....declaring psychological and economic jihad on mainstream America.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-78264691831902769602011-11-23T10:28:48.439-05:002011-11-23T10:28:48.439-05:00I agree.
Take a look at this RT program about the...I agree.<br /><br />Take a look at this RT program about the Occupy movement. Pause at 2:00 and notice how the colors are black, red, and white--map of the US red.<br /><br />Black/red/white--same mastheaad colors of The Beast and Occupy Buffalo, both with ties to Russia.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/RussiaToday?blend=1&ob=5#p/u/3/ApZg89ciay8Keliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413494251297514882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-84068709134081600452011-11-22T13:07:21.721-05:002011-11-22T13:07:21.721-05:00They care because they're following the old Ru...They care because they're following the old Russian goal of undermining the West.<br /><br />It's disgusting that RT, a government linked channel tied to the old KGB, is on TW cable.Daniel Greenfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575285186581875356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-43775750459783765492011-11-22T13:05:49.695-05:002011-11-22T13:05:49.695-05:00OT: I went to the Occupy Buffalo website and the c...OT: I went to the Occupy Buffalo website and the colors (red, black, and white) seemed quite similar to the old Buffalo Beast (The Beast) website.<br /><br />There used to a print edition of Buffalo Beast here, but the alternative biweekly folded and went online.<br /><br />I can't recall how, but Buffalo Beast has some sort of ties to Russia. I found it interesting that an activist here, Nate Buckley, was interviewed about Occupy Buffalo by RT (Russia Today).<br /><br />The pro-Putin new channel is the second most popular foreign news channel second only to the BBC. It's on Time Warner cable here.<br /><br />I don't know why a pro-Putin, government funded news outlet would care about Occupy Buffalo since it's small potatoes compared to Occupy Wall Street in NYC and other parts of the country.<br /><br />There was a Russian flag in Niagara Square during the summer, long before the Occupy movement started.<br /><br />Michael Moore sent a message of encouragement to Buffalo's occupiers from NYC.<br /><br />It's just odd. Occupy Buffalo is pretty much off the radar and yet a Russian government funded English language news show seems interested. Small protests, poorest city in the country, off the radar nationally so why the interest in what's happening here?<br /><br />People keep saying Russia isn't a Communist country anymore but since RT is pro-Putin...I don't know. Something just isn't adding up.Keliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413494251297514882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-73718219240399714352011-11-21T21:03:30.200-05:002011-11-21T21:03:30.200-05:00good article! good comments too!good article! good comments too!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067406973014144499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-33930656081015412732011-11-21T20:35:29.697-05:002011-11-21T20:35:29.697-05:00The only thing anyone needs to know about the Left...The only thing anyone needs to know about the Left: They are not happy unless they are miserable.<br /><br />d(^_^)b<br />http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/<br />"Because the Only Good Progressive is a Failed Progressive"LibertyAtStakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352456337421726385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-81989559035218482382011-11-21T20:01:43.405-05:002011-11-21T20:01:43.405-05:00Excellent essay on protesters and where their path...Excellent essay on protesters and where their pathology leads. Absolutely brilliant distillation of the subject, many thanks.plf5403https://www.blogger.com/profile/03149741678434631050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-85306194830513675122011-11-21T12:36:27.950-05:002011-11-21T12:36:27.950-05:00Rebels without a cause,pretentious poverty as ente...Rebels without a cause,pretentious poverty as entertainment,children playing grown up, criminals committing crimes,blame games,coolness by contact with danger and freedom by disassociation is the best these folks can do.<br /><br />Their increasingly distasteful actions are a drive for acknowledgement and attention that can't be given.How do you show solidarity to no concrete complaints,ideas or goals? How do you prove a non -point?<br /><br />And when it ends what great wisdom,social reform,critical thinking or discussions have they created?<br /><br />We now know the rich are rich,have great accountants and lawyers.We've learned some people are unhappy,want more money,have poor- expensive educations and are bored.<br /><br />The 60's ended with hate and blame directed at the government,police,parents,military and each other.Their victory was violence,resentment,STD's,drug overdoses,racist affirmative action and some good music.<br /><br />OWS can't even reach that level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-2817410373131197002011-11-20T13:52:04.358-05:002011-11-20T13:52:04.358-05:00Naturally Critical Mass had to make an appearance ...Naturally Critical Mass had to make an appearance in NYC. All those idiots on bicycles tooting their bike bells LOL. Shows just how childish these Occupiers are.<br /><br />Protest is their identity for sure.Keliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413494251297514882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-15895871062281564432011-11-20T13:49:17.696-05:002011-11-20T13:49:17.696-05:00"Daniel greenfield said...
Edward, people des..."Daniel greenfield said...<br />Edward, people desperately looking for an identity are always perfect for that"<br /><br />Everyone is seeking his own identity (whether they know it or not), because they know deep in the place they hide from even themselves, that they are faking it. Self-confrontation is a hard business. But it's the only place one can find one's identity.but pygmieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263583377507852507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-55982467787987754702011-11-20T13:21:12.092-05:002011-11-20T13:21:12.092-05:00Edward, people desperately looking for an identity...Edward, people desperately looking for an identity are always perfect for that<br /><br />Cheryl, I'm returning to new York so I understand<br /><br />John, indeedDaniel greenfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-49021425790675014762011-11-20T13:12:27.403-05:002011-11-20T13:12:27.403-05:00Oh my gosh Daniel, just when I think you can't...Oh my gosh Daniel, just when I think you can't get any better... <br />This piece was absolutely brilliant! If it weren't for your blog, I would be thinking it was me that was going crazy. <br />Just returned from a trip to San Francisco/Oakland and I swear, I thought I was in an alternate universe. I was sickened and disgusted by the constant demonizing of America. I couldn't wait to get away from there.Cheryl S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-50765922237843118262011-11-20T12:08:11.153-05:002011-11-20T12:08:11.153-05:00You missed Louis Farrakhan in the power hungry,man...You missed Louis Farrakhan in the power hungry,maniac list. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-85700033441895656392011-11-20T10:09:50.105-05:002011-11-20T10:09:50.105-05:00"To the left protest is an identity"
I ..."To the left protest is an identity"<br /><br />I started to notice that as the Iraq war demonstrations reminded me of the Vietnam protests, as well as the music festival circuit reminding me of the music scene back in the day. I realized that people were taking political positions just to have something to be against and to unite with like-minded people so they could have a social group to give them peer acceptance.<br /><br />"The Lotus was known for thousands of years along with its bitter aftertaste."<br /><br />So true, really, of any kind of wrong-doing. Sin has its enticements, but it also has bitter consequences.<br /><br />"Alternative societies attract dealers and scammers, not to mention wannabe muscle, wannabe cult leaders, the pathologically insane and the violently deranged."<br /><br />Historians studying the 60s say that this is the same thing that destroyed the dream of Haight-Ashbury.<br /><br />"Protest is always personal and those who make protest their identity are really protesting against themselves."<br /><br />I've heard others express this as a form of self-loathing. I am not conversant enough on the materials I have read to articulate further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11368628.post-70131576298119851942011-11-20T08:08:31.481-05:002011-11-20T08:08:31.481-05:00Great piece, Daniel. You underscore the reason why...Great piece, Daniel. You underscore the reason why I have always regarded OWS as “Woodstock II,” or “The Son of Woodstock.” Aimless counter-culture on second-generation hormonal political protest, one and a half generations taught in grade school, high school and college that life is pointless unless one belongs to something – to the “99%,” La Raza, a “class,” or a “gender.” However, these same aimless, selfless, foggy-minded protesters, whose minds can be characterized as squash (or cabbages, if you like) can be formed into a potent and dangerous political force. Because their minds are so malleable and susceptible to indoctrination – nature will not tolerate a vacuum, not even in men’s minds – with the right handling by professional organizers, they can be knocked into shape to become brown- or black- or green-shirted ciphers in an American style Free Corps. Zuccotti Park and all the other Occupy venues served as their boot camps. While many veterans of Occupy won’t want to deal with the mess again, too many others will. Occupy was their great introduction to the “real world.” They’ll want to relive it, even if they’re obliged to don a uniform and learn how to wield a club. All they’ll need is a leader to tell them what to do. I discuss this subject in “The Storm Troopers of OWS,” here: http://ruleofreason.blogspot.com/2011/11/storm-troopers-of-ows_3048.htmlEdward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160209827969614964noreply@blogger.com