Insightful observation

in the larger context of Occupy Wall Street.  It says some interesting things about our values, in the context of Citizens United, that free speech in the form of big, corrupt money is acceptable and protected, but free assembly and in-person speech is less protected and less approved (at least by some sectors of our nation).  Camping to shop - check, ok.  Camping to buy tickets to a performance event - check, ok.  Camping and peaceful protest to express legitimate objection to corruption, greed and bad politics? Take them away!!!!!!!!!!  Pepper Spray them!!!  Beat them, arrest them, take their things away from them, deny them access!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would argue that the real campers for consumerism were the Occupy Wall Street campers, seeking to protect and defend consumers, the average, ordinary people.  Corporations are NOT people.