Them

This weekend we saw the 'Occupy Wall Street' protests in New York expanding to all corners of the globe including, Hong Kong, London, Rome and our own dear Dublin amongst many others. As to what they are protesting, well apparently it is the nefarious 'They' that are up to their old, evil tricks again as explained in their collective statement, read here by Keith Olbermann:

As ever, who exactly the 'They' are is, rather annoyingly, never fully fleshed out. If the protesters have 'Their' names they really should let the authorities know as soon as possible.

 I would also be very interested in hearing what practical alternatives they have for running a modern economy. Can dreadlock growing and protest-sign making really replace the jobs lost in the construction industry?

And while these protesters are busily decrying capitalism in Western economies, those other disparagers of liberal free market economies , the Chinese, are busily purchasing assets all over the globe, be they bonds or fire-sale government equity like Athens airport. Is your enemy's enemy really your friend? If the evil  'corporates' are eventually bought out by a Maoist entity will the protesters have their wishes fulfilled ?

I am all ears.