I want to briefly discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement "wants" and after this it's a dead issue for this class. First of all, in terms of ideology the OWS movement and the GFY Method are polar opposites. OWS desires the greater good of the masses while the GFY Method focus on the good of the individual. That "want" in it of itself should point any knowledgable individual to which ideology is pragmatic and realistic. Not only is OWS ideology straight out of the movies, but consider a world full of individuals driven and hungry to succeed. Collectively these individuals could push our race to unimaginable feats because of the deep desire to achieve success through preparation, dedication, and ACTION. Nothing wrong with that if you ask me. Oh and in case anyone missed my enfaces on ACTION then listen up. Action is what drives a GFYer ... add to that the "love yourself" mentality and my money is on that guy for sure.
On the other hand we have the OWS people. What exactly do they really want and believe in? OWS people believe in an utopian world where peace, harmony, fairness, and equality is the rule of the land. Decisions are made collectively for the greater good of the people of the world. Yes in theory and on paper it all sounds good, but OWS forgets the most important opponent of such a world. HUMAN NATURE. As great as the ideology sounds it is up against this force that isn't easily controlled or tamed. Human nature focuses on survival at any cost. Survival is a dynamic concept because each person survives differently. Some people are happy with less while others want the world in their palm. There is no happy medium and OWS doesn't seem to understand this concept.
Now let's take a look at their demands (written by OWS) and I will quickly go through some in order to explain the flaw in their thinking.
We Envision:
[1] a truly free, democratic, and just society;
Nothing is fair or just in life.
[2] where we, the people, come together and solve our problems by consensus;
Agree with this statement, but not practical because some people just don't care. Look at voting numbers.
[3] where people are encouraged to take personal and collective responsibility and participate in decision making;
OWS bringing up responsibility is questionable at best because of the representation they had on those lawns.
[4] where we learn to live in harmony and embrace principles of toleration and respect for diversity and the differing views of others;
Live in harmony and embrace toleration... I believe our country is very diverse and tolerant compared to other nations.
[5] where we secure the civil and human rights of all from violation by tyrannical forces and unjust governments; [6] where political and economic institutions work to benefit all, not just the privileged few;
Living on cloud 9 to believe that "ALL" should benefit instead of "FEW". Think of this.... You start a company to be your own boss and be in control of your income. Decisions must be made daily on how to run this company to benefit YOU otherwise the company will go under. Everyone will not be happy with the decisions made, yet if they are beneficial to your companies future then that's final. What is so hard to understand about that concept? The risk taker can make whatever decisions are necessary to survive.
[7] where we provide full and free education to everyone, not merely to get jobs but to grow and flourish as human beings;
Once again, if this was a movie it would sound great. Full and free education? Let's be honest about this point... if everyone was a doctor, lawyer, accountant then who would do the dirty jobs that are necessary to run the world? This world needs people not to succeed and excel in life. If you don't agree with that point then look at the demand in financial terms. Who will pick up the tab for the faculty, facilities, and equipment needed to run these institutions correctly?
[8] where we value human needs over monetary gain, to ensure decent standards of living without which effective democracy is impossible;
Human needs - water, food, shelter, sex. All achievable with any low paying job. Now if you want to move up a few levels and have nice things then the wallet has to open. Not a hard concept to most, but the OWS people are having a hard time with that. Decent standards of living ... even the OWS people can make me laugh at times. If any OWS person had the chance to visit some other third world country and see the standards of living there then I believe the blinders would come off.
[9] where we work together to protect the global environment to ensure that future generations will have safe and clean air, water and food supplies, and will be able to enjoy the beauty and bounty of nature that past generations have enjoyed.
Can't argue with that, but what OWS forgets is that the US is a lot more environmentally conscious than most other nations on this planet. I think it's time for the OWS people to get off our lawns and head to China and see what the chinese think about our planet.
Disclaimer - I have inserted a last point because I think OWS forgot to put it on their list.
[*10*] We want free handouts and the people that have a lot should give it to us. It's not fair that we made the wrong choices in life and that we aren't hungry enough to succeed. I care about my fellow man instead of caring about ME!
Ok so I made that up, but that's about the gist of their message. I believe the OWS movement has solidified some ideas in everyone's mind... Life is cruel and unfair. There are winners and losers in every aspect of life. Love yourself enough to put yourself as #1. Don't allow others to tread on you.
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