The other day on the bus, I was disturbed from my blank-eyed torpor by the radio station to which I was idly listening (if listening is the right word for the tired mindless state that commercial radio stations often induce in me) interviewing a man who spoke for the Occupy Brisbane protest.
I understand their view that some corporations are so greedy that they do not assess their decisions on the scale of right and wrong, but rather on the continuum of legal to illegal. However, the way in which this guy went on and on about equality for the masses and sharing 99% of the wealth amongst 99% of the population annoyed me. As a disabled dude, I am very much aware that equal opportunity does not equate to equal outcome; after all, many socioeconomic factors play a very important part in one’s ability to strive and achieve in life. ON the other hand, I believe that if you work hard, you should get the rewards for that. Those hippies who have the time to sleep out in Post Office Square for a few weeks, who would in all likelihood be unable to work during that time, should study the history of politics, work hard and try to change the world through hard work. That’s the only way they will achieve anything; camping out and making a public nuisance of themselves will make them no friends and change nothing.
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