Upside Down Cake

The world is upside down.  Here are two scenarios.  You decide.

Group one blocks streets, trespasses on private property, litters and destroys public property, then riots and smashes storefront.  During their weeks long protest people get raped and robbed.  The cost to taxpayers is in the millions.  When asked what they are protesting for, the answers range from "Destroy Capitalism" to "Pay for my college".  They have no coherent philosophy and appear to be focused on the destruction of the free market and in favor of implementing some sort of Socialist/Marxist system. When challenged they scream epithets and chant over their opponent.

Group two stands on street corners, carefully avoiding blocking traffic. They hold up signs protesting excessive spending by government and call for spending cuts and lower taxes.  When asked about their philosophy they point to the Constitutional limits on the federal government and suggest that we should return to the limited government that was laid out by the authors of our founding documents.  In spite of numerous claims to the contrary, there is no documented evidence of any racist or violent behavior.  When this group finishes their protest they clean up all the garbage, leaving the site of the protest cleaner than it was before they arrived.  Finally, they organize themselves politically, back a variety of candidates across the country, and elect fiscally responsible people to Congress.

Which sounds better to you?  Destroy public and private property while intimidating the public or peacefully protest and elect politicians who you believe will do a better job advancing your goals?

Well, turns out that the latest polling data, while showing the OWS crowd losing support, still has only 39% unfavorable versus the Tea Parties 45% unfavorable.  In case you are wondering, OWS is the first group, the Tea Party the second.  There is something seriously wrong with this picture and I have trouble understanding what it is.