Yes, relatively civil. By what measure are these people "idiots" except that you disagree with them?

They are developing other tactics because the Tea Party has wealth and the infrastructure for their use. You people sneered at the guerrilla tactics used in Vietnam, but they beat the US. You folks sneer at the tactics used in Iraq and Afghanistan, but they are beating the US. (Democracy in Iraq? The present leader lost the election and is still the leader. As with every dictatorship there is a claim to legality, in this case not hard to see through.) Afghanistan is a completely lost cause, wasted effort. The Taliban, declared banished by GWB, is stronger than ever and has more support. Using military tactics you think are "unfair".

As the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer, as the assault on the middle class continues and fewer people can earn health insurance and pensions, there will be more stress. As I noted, the Occupiers have more public support than the Tea Party.

These demonstrations in themselves are meaningless. But they do show that a significant part of the population is willing to take to the streets and stay there. And this is early on. Given the trends, what do you think it will be like in 25 years? Is there a similarity between the Occupiers and the Chinese in Tiananmen Square?