Many readers are upset that I endorsed the conflation of these two protests (click to enlarge). The most astute among them:
The Tea Party photo is funny because one of the protesters has a sign that says "Zero taxes" (and another that appears to say "Stop Taxing Us") – an absolutist message that doesn't make sense given the context. The illustration of Occupy Wall Street tries to ascribe the same absolutist ideas to OWS, but is there any evidence that the complete elimination of all corporations is a goal of OWS? I'm sure there are a few members who hold this view, sure, but overall the message is 1) specific to the financial sector and 2) rather than pure "anti-corporate" they just want things to be *slightly less bad* than they are right now, and give more citizens a shot at the American Dream. In sum: it would be a funnier/better point if the OWS picture had a sign that said "zero corporations."
My impression of the OWS crowds is that they express an almost fanatical hatred of anything called a "corporation." Pointing out that their world is saturated with corporations is perfectly valid as a wry critique. Not brilliant, but worth a gander.
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