TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top leader said Wednesday that the wave of protests spreading from New York's Wall Street to other U.S. cities reflects a serious crisis that will ultimately topple capitalism in America.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed the United States is now in a full-blown crisis because its "corrupt foundation has been exposed to the American people."
Khamenei made the remarks during a rally Wednesday in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah that drew tens of thousands of people. His speech was broadcast live on state TV.
The Occupy Wall Street movement started in New York City last month and is spreading to other parts of the country. The loosely affiliated movement is peacefully protesting the power of the financial and political sectors.
"They (U.S. government) may crack down on this movement but cannot uproot it," Khamenei said. "Ultimately, it will grow so that it will bring down the capitalist system and the West."
Khamenei's remarks were not the first from Iranian officials, who have called the Occupy Wall Street movement an "American Spring," likening it to the uprisings that have toppled autocratic Arab rulers in the Middle East earlier this year.
Khamenei claimed capitalism in the West has reached a dead-end and that "the world is at a historical turn."
The Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to other cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle and Los Angeles, and have become a political issue, with Republicans accusing the demonstrators of waging "class war" and President Barack Obama saying he understands their frustrations.
YUP....because those occupying wallstreet are anxiously waiting for the crumbs tossed under the 'king's table' because it's just easier......is there a crook in the system? yup.....but capitalism beats licking the floor at the king's feet, while the king licks his fingers deciding what he's gonna toss ya......
it's not capitalism....it's the perversion of it......just ask Buffet/Soros and friends......the only bones they toss are 'let them eat cake'......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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The flea baggers need to be hosed down and cleared out of a public park. Remove all DEM signs too-lol
