IMPATIENT WING-NUTS RUIN EVERYTHING

We've hear the adage before; a few bad apples spoil the bunch, but of late, it seems to be happening more frequently than usual. Take Russia, for example. Reports out of Moscow this morning indicate that a small group of individuals have been arrested by Russian Security forces for plotting to kill Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. The suspects were reportedly acting on orders from Chechen rebel leaders. What makes this a case of rotten apples is the fact that hundreds of thousands of protestors have recently taken to the streets in Moscow and other Russian cities in largely peaceful demonstrations against Putin's government and policies. The demonstrations were making political headway and foreign observers have been suggesting there was a very real possibility that Putin's hold on Russia's Politburo, the country's legislature, would come to an end. Now, that's all in doubt. The assassination plot may leave ordinary Russians feeling skittish about taking a giant step toward political change. Nobody wants another wave of violence and killings, and Putin now has the perfect excuse to crush his political opposition; all because a few impatient wing-nuts couldn't wait on peaceful protests to achieve their ultimate goals.

America's 'Occupy Movement' provides another good example. The group's aim is to draw attention to systematic economic inequality in America and the cruelty it inflicts on a large segment of our Nation's citizenry. Protests that started in New York sprang up in hundreds of cities across America and political polling data indicated that the Occupy Movement's message was resonating with disaffected voters everywhere. That's when wing-nuts entered the picture and started ruining the Occupy Movement's progress. In New York and Oakland a hand-full of Occupy Movement protesters physically attacked a few opponents of their movement, and that violence erupted into clashes with the police. Overnight, the Occupy message became synonymous with violence, and much of the Occupy Movement's political gains were left in debris cluttering the streets.

It doesn't take more than a few wing-nuts to ruin a good cause. Unfortunately, they're out there!