It doesn’t really matter that this memo has come to light–someone is still going to do this. Count on it.
Two things interest me in particular about this memo. The first is the idea that “Democratic victories in 2012 would be detrimental for Wall Street and targets specific races in which it says Wall Street would benefit by electing Republicans instead.” I find this interesting because it’s not like the Democrats have been particularly hard on Wall Street. A big part of what’s driving the protests, after all, is the feeling that neither of the major political parties is interested in protecting the working and middle classes.
Here’s the second interesting part: “Well-known Wall Street companies stand at the nexus of where OWS protestors and the Tea Party overlap on angered populism,” the memo says. “…This combination has the potential to be explosive later in the year when media reports cover the next round of bonuses and contrast it with stories of millions of Americans making do with less this holiday season.” I’ve thought about this as well–that if OWS and the Tea Party both demanded something like a Constitutional amendment removing corporate personhood and corporate money from elections, they could potentially overwhelm the current political process.
One thing is certain, corporate America is going to do everything they can to discredit the Occupy movement. They’ve already started, and they’ll continue throughout the election season. Be ready.
