A friend was asking me what my take on Occupy Wall Street is now.  I don’t know, I am having difficulty.  At my neighborhood bar the other day, an employee of Pfzier was sitting next to me having just come from the protests – the message is out there, people are discussing it, people are trying to move forward.  That’s exciting, right?

But there is a problem with it.  Something doesn’t sit right with me.  Anonymous’ recent communication about slitting the belly of Wall Street is embarrassing.  The videos annoy me.  The rhetoric is missing something.  And so, when pressed to say what I really feel, I guess this would be it:

I believe Occupy Wall Street has proven to be lacking compassion and intelligence, despite the fact that the overall ideals are admirable.

I believe that if a single person who professes to be a member of the 99% fails to vote or votes for a democrat they will have obviated their efforts and energy.

I believe the discussion they have created is enviable.

I believe they are the liberal answer to the Tea Party.  And surely when the only avenue left to both sides is hatred, blood shall not be far behind.