Panic of the Plutocrats

I know I shouldn’t be, but I am amazed at how little coverage the Occupy movement has gotten except to ridicule and disparage.

The way to understand all of this is to realize that it’s part of a broader syndrome, in which wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.

via Panic of the Plutocrats – NYTimes.com.