Jon Stewart Reveals Segregation & Class Warfare in the Occupy Movement
- Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:33pm by
Billy Hallowell
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“The Daily Show” had an intriguing and, of course, comedy-laden expose on the intense class warfare that has developed down at Zuccotti Park. Before police moved in to forever change the rules of the occupation earlier this week, the show‘s very own Samantha Bee delved deeply into the internal issues occurring among the movement’s adherents.
In introducing the segment, host Jon Stewart called the protesters “the least-toileted generation” and explained that the movement has been ‘”threatened by powers even greater than the City of New York.” What are these powers, you ask? Internal segmentation, apparently.
The segment opens with Bee interviewing protesters. One man she speaks with describes the class warfare that seems to be emerging. ”The more people that came, the more people that…kind of like…segregated into their own little groups,” he explains. “The park…split in half.”
Another protester explains that the college “hipsters” who live in Brooklyn have been trying to rule the park. Apparently, these more privileged individuals, who live in what’s dubbed the “east side” of the park are very different from those residing in the “poor peoples’ encampment” (also known as the “west side”).
Bee quips that the upper class elites have a library and expreso machines, while the “downwardly mobile” have their drum circles. According to some of the west-enders, those living in the east-end are making decisions without consulting everyone in the park.
“So let me get this straight,” Bee says to one of the protesters. “You’ve been here eight weeks and you already have a ghetto?” The dialogue is classic.
When she asks one of the east-enders how many hours of “work” he has put in, he says, ”I don‘t keep track of time when I’m here.”
Watch the hilarity, below:




















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Comments (205)
HotFixIt
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:27pmI hope every single one of those idiot “99%” see this. I have never watched his show but did enjoy this. So, there is a difference between personal property and private property?
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:33pmThe only difference between “personal” and “private” property to the socialist is “mine” versus “theirs”.
Report Post »Founding Father2
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:40pmDid you see the Occupiers call for a moment of silence and solidarity with the White House shooter: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/nov/ows_wh_shooter.html
He hangs out with them and you wonder who these Occupiers really are.
Report Post »SuperDachshund
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:50pmPersonal property = my stuff
Private property = your stuff
I’m all about personal property but totally against private property. What we need is more personal property and less private property. See? I’m such a capitalist!
That clip should be on a loop played non-stop, night and day, deprivng them of sleep.
Report Post »NOBAMA201258
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 3:04pmYou wouldn’t really expect anyone with a brain to be there amongst the morons would you?
Report Post »Kerri g
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:00pmThat would be personal private property. Boy OWS that’s a hard one to figure out. Are these people really from our colleges?
Report Post »RIGEL_ORION
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:05pmThat moment was priceless. “Everyone should be sharing their wealth and stop being so greedy and selfish… But keep your hands off my stuff!!” – Perhaps these protesters should have started in their own backyard.
Typical Dem/Lib mentality though…Warren Buffet calling for higher taxes for everyone else while he dodges the taxes he should have paid already. Politicians calling for everyone to pay their fair share, while at the same time earning millions and giving almost nothing to charity.
“The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money,” Margaret Thatcher.
Report Post »Miami
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:26pmEven the broke clocks are right twice a day…
Report Post »survivorseed
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:37pmWhen a movement turns into the very thing it is protesting against, that movement is finished.
Report Post »mwhaley
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:53pmThe person with one functional brain cell is king. Two cells would a freaking genius.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 5:11pmThat is hilarious. Yes, exactly what is the difference between personal property and private property? To them it is the distinction of who’s stuff you are confiscating to redistribute. In other words, NO NOT MINE–take it from someone else.
Report Post »for-what-its-worth
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 5:34pm@ SURVIVORSEED
When a movement turns into the very thing it is protesting against, that movement is finished.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Perfectly said.
It was just funny as h3ll to watch it happen to these morons…and so fast too!
I read somewhere that even if all the wealth was divided evenly among the people, the same rich people would have it all back within two years. I don’t think it would even take that long after watching the video.
Report Post »coindexter
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 6:18pmthe young lady reporter was so clever that the OWS‘ers didn’t even know what hit them…except for the “lower”99…they got it. this thing is fizzling right before our eyes….HOOOOOORAY! and BWAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAA.PI$$@FFFdirtbaglazypiecesofhumanwastegogetajobgetoffyourassandleaveAmericaalone!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 7:56pmI heard Rep. Hank Johnson say that if the Park doesn’t balance the population it might tilt over and capsize like Guam.
Report Post »Uranium Wedge
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 9:10pmThe 99% apparently only uses 1% of their brain.
Report Post »I mean 0.0000000001% of their brain
Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 9:53pmlaugh because this is the movement that will defeat mitt romney.
Report Post »Shiroi Raion
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 10:21pmThey couldn’t even make their little society work for a small group and they thought they could make it work across all of America and even across the globe. Nice try, Marxists, but WE TOLD YOU SO… many, many, many times. Try again somewhere else where you aren’t a nuisance to the rest of us just trying to live peacefully and trying to do what we believe is right for ourselves, our families, and our communities. Equal opportunity does not guarantee equal results. Marxism can only drag societies down into increasingly deeper poverty and despair. I‘ll never be rich and I’m okay with that. I’m not greedy. All I hope for is to someday find a job that isn’t completely miserable.
Report Post »TheBMT
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 10:39pmlol
Report Post »the_truth_or_not
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:28pmI thought that was their fight, there should not be personal property. what is yours umm… Let me refrase that, anything that is belongs to the people. just look at how they view genitals.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 4:13pmCan a girl from the eastside fall in love with a guy from the westside? Who patrols the DMZ? Too bad the bank lobby is not considered private property.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:26pmJon, have them run high speed through the park. Then only one side would be “on the wrong side of the tracks”.
Report Post »ElPzee
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:26pmI saw more news in this five minute clip than I could get all day on CNN or MSNBC!!
Report Post »riverdog1
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:22pmor FOX!!!
Report Post »Rightallalong
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 9:19pmFox news has become what it was supposed to be up against – a mindless biased media.
Fox Business at least has Lou and the Judge. If you don’t have Fox Business … you know what to do
Report Post »Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 9:55pmFox has become that?
Fox has BEEN that. The only reason you‘re saying that now is that Fox has tried lately to be more moderate because they finally understand that feeding red meat to you wingnuts is harming the Republican party and it’s chances to win elections. Case in point: You want to run an extremist who can’t win a general election.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 1:38amhahah great job samantha bee!
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:21pmWhy is this man even relavent? I think he get’s too much face time here.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:48pmIt just goes to show that there is always different levels of class in society,I mean look at how they the occupiers have seperated into different classes themselves.Soon those on the downtown side will be occupieing the uptown side how funny would that be.?…to dang funny
Report Post »gmoneytx
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:20pmThis is a movement alright, I had one about an hour ago, I made to the toilet though!
Report Post »Bro Geo Too
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:36pmLOL – unlike that Occupy Seattle guy who just crapped on the sidewalk. Good for you!
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:18pmJon Stewart, be honest – OWS is the natural by-product of your own LIBERAL mental disorder. They are your children. Your fans. Your disciples. Embrace and own them just like Van Jones, Pelosi, and the other communist radicals in our own government and around the world. They represent your glorious utopian future.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:24pmRemember… Utopia… was only for a Class… supported by Slaves!
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 6:42pm@TH30PH1LUS ; Great Post Bro !
Report Post »tbl10
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 8:26pmAll animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Animal Farm coming to fruition.
Report Post »behonest
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 10:58pmJon in your dialog you gave it away! You live right across the street and had to put up with the banging drums sooooooooooooooo sorry. Maybe if they were in central park you would have liked them, you think.?
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:18pm“I’m warring against private property not personal property”- just beautiful. This bit had to be enlightening for any one left with a brain who supports these useful idiots and i’m not even a fan of the Daily Show. This was even better than Jesse Waters because it came from the left itself..
Report Post »Komponist-ZAH
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:18pm“I don‘t keep track of time when I’m here.”
Yeah…I understand hallucinogens tend to have that effect…
Report Post »rich_b
Posted on November 19, 2011 at 6:29pmHe just didn’t want to answer that he had done absolutely nothing that day (or any day for that matter)
Report Post »WhatTheHuh
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:13pmZuccotti Park is a microcosm of the world these idiots want to create and think is so wonderful. It’s also the natural progression of societies, with people organizing themselves into groups. With respect to socialistic societies, the elites will always gravitate towards one another and try to rule with the idea that they know best. This is a classic example of that, and this is what liberal elites want. They want nothing to do with those they see as the great unwashed (and that includes not only the poor, but people who are affluent/middle class and don’t agree with them ideologically – i.e. Conservatives.) Funny.
Report Post »James
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:12pmGlenn…FIRE YOUR EMPLOYEES that report on shows that aren’t real news! You claim Jon Stewart is NOT REAL NEWS yet you jump on everything he says…WHY? Talking about starbucks and all he said about that…Your audience doesn’t watch Jon Stewart (because it’s not real news), so why do you report everything he has to say. There‘s a reason we don’t watch him and we don’t watch your show to know what he has to say!
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:39pmJonny Stewart is a ONE PERCENTER
How dare he speak for these ghetto thugs?
His next guests will be Russell Simmons and Mikey Moore
LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 3:16pmthe blaze is a cool site cause they are trying to show people in their own words, in the hope of getting the truth out to the public… and when there is someone even of the opposite political persuasion that makes a very valid point, and is funny, i think it is good to point them out and say, see jon stewart can even see the blatant hypocracy of the OWS movement now… and the blaze is also good that when someone says something that is openly biased or without fact they call them on it too… the funny thing is that the blaze would just be huff po if they were only trying to tell their agenda, and constantly bash people just for not being conservative… i really like that they try to include faith economy pop culture and more all in one site, and the best part about the blaze is that most of the stories are VIDEOS and CLIPS, with a short context… so you can hear people in their own words… and will even have stories that dont always line up with glenns agenda, like global warming stories, its a great site, i must disagree, HIRE MORE PEOPLE GLENN
Report Post »James
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:19pmI guess ur right Smokey…this ain’t GBTV, it’s “The Blaze”…I jus hope Glenn stops talkin bout Stewart on his shows…I mean, if they tell us not to watch JS cuz it’s not REAL NEWS, why present it as it is REAL NEWS! Becuase The Blaze and GBTV are the closest to real news as it gets…I understand tho, showing a comedy skit helps get laughs cuz even they know, Jon Stewart IS sometimes funny!
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 8:12pmOh, James, if you don’t like the Jon Stewart part, don’t read it. No one has a gun to you head and is saying read it or the wifey gets it. I don’t watch Jon Stewart either, but I found this video quite the entertainment.
Get off your high horse.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:05pmIt is human nature. Even though the morality of these interesting folks calls for utopian equality, the human animal inside each of them has a desire to survive. For some, this desire leads the person to go along with the pack, while for others it drives them to quietly seek control over others so as to always maintain an upper hand in times of trouble. Capitalism acts as a check for this desire coupled with morality of freedom by ensuring that both success and failure are not permanent nor ultimate – in other words, Capitalism allows the pack-mentality individual a chance to escape that animalistic tendency, while putting down the leader-mentality individual once they begin to exercise immoral dominion. Without it (such as when Socialism infiltrates Capitalism under the guise of “fairness” and “compassion”), the animal instincts leads to these divisions and, without exception, the subjugation of the pack by the leaders.
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 3:06pmthis point is right on!
Report Post »Mario
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:05pmSo the 1 percenters have now become two groups; the .01 percenters and the .99 percenters!
Report Post »you have to love it!
LetUsReason
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:54pmHa! Clever. And true.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 7:16pmThe .01% should go occupy the .99%’s side. :)
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 7:23pmOr vice versa. Apparently math is not my strong point after a couple of beers. Huh. :)
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:04pmThey need an occupy in their occupy wall street
Report Post »moonlight on the bay
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 1:18amNext movement: Occupiers from the “poorer” side of the park will seek to occupy the “richer” side!
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:03pmThe Village Idiot speaks again! And people think it’s news. It barely rates comedy.
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:07pmThese socalled enlightened will always gloss over the true heart of men. Who can know it? It is corrupt beyond imagination and then some. But they say lets all share everything and we’ll be one big happy family…except they’ll make all the rules and demand compliance. We reinvent the wheel once again. How sad.
Report Post »MichiganPatriot
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:14pmThere are people I work with that claim that Jon Stewart is actual news, people really think this guy is an anchor. How screwed up is that! When a so called comedy show is considered nightly news you know the country has problems. YIKES!
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:01pm.
Report Post »I have an old work boot with a Higher IQ score than all those folks she talked too combined…..
SmallGovBigGuns
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:10pmmaybe they can elect your boot as mayor.. they elected a dog in denver.
Report Post »cdavis2009
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:01pmThat was actually hilarious : )
Report Post »mrmikejohnson
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:59pmAt least the Occupy movement saw for themselves that socialism doesn’t work. It’s better that they see it on a small scale park rather than trying to tear down America and then realizing how bad socialism is.
Report Post »ADNIL
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:45pmI don‘t think theyv’e seen anything yet. It’s too much of a party atmosphere and somebody else is picking up the tab.
Report Post »riverdog1
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:26pmnot about socialism. its about huge banks and how when they screw up they get off and we, the 99% have to pay for it.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 8:24pmLol, just what money has the OWS losers ever paid into the system???? Its not your money the government stole to bail these bad banks out. It was in the Tea Party Crowd that footed the bill and you Leftist loons worship people like Obama, Pelosi, and Reid that bailed them. If you want to protest and whine – head down to the Whitehouse and camp and crap in Obamas front yard if you want who is responsible. Bunch of useful fools the OWS crowd.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 11:32pm@Riverdog
That would explain all the full out open socialist signs, banners and calls for eating the rich on video. You know, because it’s not about socialism.
What I find amusing about the modern age is how the lies of the serpents of socialism wither in front of iPod video YouTube uploads. You’ve finally reached a time where you cannot lie your way out of your own actions. Face it kid, your days are numbered. ;)
Report Post »mrmikejohnson
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:57pmAt least these people learned the failures of socialism in a small park rather than having to see the failures of socialism played out on the entire country.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:01pmI guess it‘s further proof that there’s no shortage of ghetto builders in America. They are what they are and they live like they are, true colors.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:05pmHey Jon, these are your people, and by the way, ghettos is what their policies have been creating for generations……too bad you cant see the big picture,,,,,, Assclown
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:12pmMike, you really think they learned anything? I‘m not saying they shouldn’t have, just guessing they will instead blame any of their problems on: banks, Wall Street, conservatives, Jews, Bush…..
Report Post »Twobyfour
Posted on November 18, 2011 at 2:16amGonzo, agreed, I think they did not learn anything from it, bare few exceptions. They “know” it is (whatever that it is) always someone other’s fault. Bezmenov was right, they are damaged and we’re stuck with them.
Report Post »Swancman
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:56pm(Drum Roll)…. I present to you…..Occupy Wall Street!!!
Report Post »NILAP
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:49pmThis is like China and the old Soviet Union – the minority Communist Party members rule the masses.
Report Post »riverdog1
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 4:28pmgot that backwards nilap. you think you take orders from OWS people? please don’t listen to beck. the only place he is right is backwardsville.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 8:17pm@riverdog,
Report Post »No genious, he is talking about the 15% of the OWS crowd – you know – the minority elite – telling the rest of lower class OWS what to do. They even hold their CEO meetings in one of the biggest banks in the world. I think I saw you in the video. Huff’in Puff is around the corner. Beat It!
Gamaliel
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:46pmWatch out Stewart. They may need to shut YOU up too!
Report Post »riverdog1
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 5:03pmthe only people who want to shutup stewart are here. by the way beck has NEVER done news. he is a pundit, like oreilly, olbermann and limbaugh. except beck is insane and always wrong.
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 8:19pmLol, a Soros paid troll on The Blaze. Who would have thought.
Report Post »Phillius Maximus
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 10:39pm@ RIVERDOG, wow if you’re STILL on the HOPIUM put the pipe down, you and your ‘entitlists’ need to climb back under the rock from whence you came and let the country heal from all your SOCIALIST tripe!
Report Post »LiberalMarine
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:44pmWait, I though The Daily Show was a hyper-liberal evil show that was coddling the Occupy movement by not displaying any of the bad or hypocritical it did?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:50pmEven a stopped clock is right twice a day Marine.
Report Post »Im2Big2Fail
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:51pmStewart goes with what he thinks his audience wants, it’s a comedy show not a news show. This obviously tells me that the overall support for this movement is falling and he doesn’t want to be on the wrong side of the popularity index.
Report Post »HuskerDave
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:52pmDespite being a Liberal, Stewart is a smart guy – eventually he comes around to recognize outright idiocy when he sees it.
Report Post »Kankokage
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:56pmSometimes things are so absurd and ridiculous that no one can hold back. Call it human nature.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:58pmLiberal
I think that is only because the Movement is essencially over, because it
Report Post »was taken down. They now can and will make fun of it. It would probably
have been “forbidden” before it was torn down.
lukerw
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:41pmSo… the Liberals are denying… that the bad part of Liberialism… is actually Liberal… but it is a byproduct of the Capitalist Class System. Great thinking Jon!
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:09pmI’ve seen him on Oreilly and he seems perfectly sane. He’s got a great gig thats for sure. He blows with the wind and has a ball doing it.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:22pmI watch the show, when I can… and it aways seems funny… then, once I digest it, I realize that there are preverted twists in it… and I hate that I was seduced! I wish my reaction time to analysis was quicker… but, then, that’s just me.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:39pmCommunists always think that everyone will be equal under their system. Somehow, it never works out that way.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:50pmNo… it always works out for the Communists, it just sucks for the other 90% of people…
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 2:19pmSocialism/Communism according to Margaret Mitchell (I think) said that it works until they run out of other peoples money.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 5:49pm@ gonzo
Report Post »Wrong bro, it always works out, everyone is equally broke, depressed, and dependent on govt. It sux bit all are equal…… In complete misery.
Cat
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 6:32pmLiving proof that our forefathers where right
They did not offer a society of equals, but rather rules for equal opportunity in God’s country
@1casawizard
Report Post »It was Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister
Martha Mitchel simply had a big mouth
W@nd@
Posted on November 17, 2011 at 1:39pmliberal society has a pecking order and best you get the lesson they are giving America…
Report Post »do as i say not as i do?