Much of the “Occupy Wall Street” rage appears to be against the banks, who made loans to people who couldn’t afford them, but then got bailed out by the U.S. government. Now, I’m no apologist for the banks – many (not all) of them did undoubtedly get greedy and take advantage of uninformed borrowers. But if we’re looking to assign blame, it would appear to me that there are at least three parties to spread that blame among:

1. Certain members of congress, who threatened to sue (and/or regulate out of existence) banks who would not institute a policy of “affordable housing” for low income people. (Translation: Make mortgage loans to people who cannot afford a mortgage payment).

2. The aforementioned banks, who responded to the congressional blackmail by getting greedy (though, again, not all banks were guilty of predatory lending).

3. The borrowers, none of whom (at least as far as I can tell) was forced to sign the loan papers with a gun to their head.

The selective outrage displayed by the protesters is clearly targeted at people for whom passionate expression comes easier than critical thinking. It’s also clear that there are forces involved whose goal is to collapse the entire capitalist system, and replace freedom with totalitarianism. To that end, it appears they have no shortage of what Lenin derisively referred to as “useful idiots” to aid them in their cause.