A Manufactured Class War

Last month, President Obama gave a speech deeply rooted in class war ideology during an appearance in Kansas. The Occupy movements largely organized by Big Labor have tried to pit the so called 99% against the wealthier 1%. Democrats in Congress repeatedly call for increased taxes on, "upper income earners," despite voting for an extension of the Bush tax cuts just one year ago. Given this rhetoric, should the conduct of shoppers pushing, shoving, and fighting over the new Air Jordan sneakers surprise us? It goes hand in hand with the mentality of if you see it, take it, which the political Left fosters and exploits. We can talk about Nike's irresponsible approach to releasing the sneakers, but individuals are responsible for their conduct. Like Greece, these shopping frenzies serve as a mere preview of what's to come as an unrestrained sense of entitlement pervades our society. Our nation will not emerge from the ongoing recession by looking to politicians to solve our poblems for us through government programs and certainly not by holding animosity towards those who have more, but rather by seeking solutions from within ourselves. Let's make this change in our thinking a nation-wide resolution for 2012.