We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
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Where is OWS hoping things wind up? Given some of the recent pictures in the blogosphere, one calling for a "Cultural Revolution", it's likely that these nitwits have a hankering for the recent past and all the wonderfulness others in Russia and China experienced. In a sense, a very bizarre sense, we could call them 'conservative', because they want to return to the way things were - even if those things were in another severely degraded country. Lord knows they are not progressive.
I was watching a boring football game and began to glance around other channels, and noticed "Dr. Zhivago". I'm a fan of David Lean, and in particular this film. Beautifully shot, well crafted, magnificent characters and storytelling.
As I watched, I couldn't help but think "this is what OWS dreams about - the chance to expropriate the property of others so they can misuse and destroy property."
Get past the capitalistic commercial to see the arrogance of the OWS, as exhibited by Tom Courtenay playing Pasha (Strelnikov). He is the embodiment of OWS - insisting he knows better, that he will live life on his own terms while also demanding that others live on his terms as well.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find a clip for the following exchange. Yuri arrives home after his time on the WWI Russian Front. He finds the house to have been divided up among several families and the local Communist Party Delegate.
Delegate: When you've started to work, you'll get a ration book. Yuri: I've always worked. (climbs stairs) Whatever's the matter? Tonya (quietly): You are. Janitor (shouting up the stairs): There was living space for thirteen families in this one house! Yuri (looking down the stairs, as an orator): Yes, Yes this is a better arrangement, Comrades, more just. (he has difficulty saying Comrades) Delegate and Janitor stare up disapprovingly.
This clip has been found since I posted originally, but like "The Private Life is Dead", does not allow embedding. I had found a workaround for that (which has since failed), but can't for this.
