I got two interesting emails today about the OWS Movement in the wake of yesterday’s nationwide coordinated crackdown on it. One warns that all who participate in OWS are likely to be exposed to tuberculosis, get mugged, stripped naked, or turned into a communist. The other paints it as an unthreatening, even clean and decent movement. See below:

First, this showed up from the editors of Conservative News site, Human Events. It warned me about the hideous collection of human dirt-bags that make up the OWS. Think I am launching my own polemic with that characterization of their email’s tone? Decide for yourself. Here is what it said:

”Mattera, Buchanan: Play Strip Poker in Public Against Capitalism
The gods must really hate us New Yorkers.

“Being ground zero for the putrid Occupy movement that has spread around the country and is now home to rapes, tuberculosis, vandalism, loss of business and public urination wasn’t enough.

“Why would it be?

“Now we get attention for the latest Marxist machination in the Big Apple: Strip poker against capitalism. Yep, apparently letting everything hang out for the public to see is the latest way chosen to bring attention to the wealth “disparity” created by the bankers on Wall Street.”

Then something came from the decidedly liberal/progressive group, MoveOn.org. It read as follows:

”URGENT: We are Boston’s 99%
“At 1:30 in the morning, Mayor Bloomberg evicted the Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park.1 And this afternoon, a judge sided with the city—and the 1% ruling that protesters “have not demonstrated that they have a First Amendment right to remain in Zuccotti Park.“2

“But as the #OWS protesters have said: “You cannot evict an idea whose time has come. We are the 99%. We are everywhere.”

“On Thursday, we all have the chance to prove that, by turning out in huge numbers for the ‘We Are The 99%’ day of action on Wall Street and in over 300 cities nationwide.

“Our movement to take on rampant inequality is just getting started—and we won’t be silenced. Can you stand with tens of thousands nationwide by attending a ‘We Are The 99%’ event in Boston on Thursday?

’‘I’ll stand up for the 99%.’’

’‘I can’t make this event, but keep me up-to-date on the campaign.
For more background, the original invite to attend an event is below.’’

“Thanks for all you do.

“Lenore and the rest of the team.”

Given the stark difference in tone of the two appeals, and knowing which is telling the truth and which is slanderous, I signed up for the event. What would you do? Risk tuberculosis and communist indoctrination; or just cooperate with the conversion of America into a banana republic?

Topics: Occupy Wall Street, freedom of assembly, peaceful protest