They belly full but they hungry

In the memorable words of Bob Marley, the duplicitous behavior of Fox and main stream news has branded the national/international financial protests as the work of mobs. Although there has not been any "mob" behavior until things erupted in Oakland, the word has been used both to slander and mislead those who would try to understand what is going on.

I think I've mentioned the report of the Christian Science Monitor on European protesters and now has called them the "new lost generation." What is it to be "lost" when you are found within a movement that intends to change things? Well, part of it is disillusionment, especially with reporting that seemingly would rather obfuscate than focus. Youth is undoubtedly the driving force behind what is going on, and thus "generation gaps" are obvious.

When a movement does not play by the rules which the power structure would seek to impose, there are bound to be problems, and ultimately violence, as has happened in Oakland. When a movement seeks to shut down a major container port there are will be "fireworks;" if the "powers that be" will not "come to the table," be intelligent and responsive with demands for change police build up and militarization seems inevitable. How fair will be the reporting on this latest "development" in Oakland, what will President Obama say about it?