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I think it highlights the irony quite well, for example Hillary Clinton near the start of the video saying ..."leaders need to respond to these aspirations"....
I haven't seen any of the established political leadership rising up and responding to the democratic aspirations of the protesters. That's what the video is about, hypocrisy, so it makes the point it's meant to.

Really? You haven't seen anyone in Washington respond to their aspirations? Watch TV at all?
I'll admit it's mostly stuff like "they have legitimate concerns", but I'm sorta wondering what more you're expecting politicians to say at this point.

Do

Do what?

Have they done anything?
Perhaps me and you can form a slightly-bi partisan committee and vote on what should be done?


Obama basically destroyed all of his popularity and good will trying to put in publicly funded healthcare. He destroyed even more of his good will supporting the Arab spring opposition in Libya by using American air power to prevent their genocide.

Presumably both those actions show solidarity and empathy for the underprivileged.

Even without that, if you are advocating for change you don't get to shrug your shoulders when asked what change to make. Be as specific as possible too, or you'll be given the letter of what you asked and told to be content while receiving nothing like what you wanted.

If I'm to make my own contribution in a by-partisan fashion my only vehement request would be that we ask for nothing too drastic. For all the faults and failures in America's structures, they are still near the very, very top of what people have achieved for themselves in any nation anywhere. Don't go throwing the baby out with the bath water as the Tea Partiers are so eager to do.

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