UAW, SEIU, MoveOn building the ‘99 Percent Spring’ astroturf movement
From The Blaze
The self-proclaimed “99-percent” movement behind Occupy Wall Street claims to be a leaderless movement a la the so-called Arab Spring. So it’s inevitable that a website that advertises something called the “99 percent spring” would emerge to complete their analogy. Unfortunately for the Occupiers, the analogy doesn’t stop there — rather like the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, the forces leading the “99 percent spring” seem to be using the “leaderless” mantle to hide their motives.
The website advertises the movement as one inspired by “the tradition of our forefathers and foremothers and inspired by today’s brave heroes in Occupy Wall Street and Madison, Wisconsin,“ which is prepared for ”sustained non-violent direct action.” Specifically, from April 9-15 of this year, the movement will organize “across America, 100,000 strong, in homes, places of worship, campuses and the streets to join together in the work of reclaiming our country.” This extended seminar on Occupier-inspired economics and sociology will “tell the story of our economy: how we got here, who’s responsible, what a different future could look like, and what we can do about it,“ as well as instruct participants on ”the history of non-violent direct action,” and get them organizing themselves.
