First came the playlist Occupy Wall Street Behaving Badly. Here's a related playlist showing Occupy Wall Street just acting immaturely and doing things that will have no effect.

What's on the videos might answer psychological needs that the Occupiers have, but that's not going to keep the elites in check, now is it? For a fraction of the effort they put into these displays they could have actually done something extremely effective, such as "cross-examining" politicians using the Question Authority plan or promoting real debates with tough questions.

Instead, well, there seems to be something wrong with their thinking processes. The OWS protests seem to attract people of a similar mindset: those seeking attention, those prone to emotionalism over logic, those who can't think ahead, those who put showing off to their peers ahead of convincing the undecided, and in general those who can't solve problems. And, that's a problem: OWS - like the Tea Parties before them - are making a lot of noise but doing nothing significant. They're in effect helping the elites by not doing things that are smart (see the plans in the last paragraph).

The videos in the playlist (more may be added later):

* The "Occupirates" from Minneapolis, Minnesota protest in front of US Bank. The Teapartiers have a similar affliction where their response to problems involves playing dress-up games like children, something they probably got from Ron Paul fans. That strange issue the Tea Partiers share with OWS has even drawn criticism from Glenn Beck who suggested the Teapartiers back off on the costumes (Sep. 16, 2010: peekURL.com/z218vby ).

* The video introducing the Occupirates, which is perhaps even dumber than the last. Like the last, it will make the elites feel good about their supposed opposition being so incredibly incompetent.

* A video showing the Occupiers putting on a stage play - complete with show tunes - about corporate personhood in front of the US Supreme Court. OWS doesn't have any actual policy proposals, but they do have an even weaker version of The Capitol Steps. At the end, they chant "shame" in unison. Intellectually challenging those behind the policies they oppose is beyond them.

* If your ears weren't hurting enough already, I've included as a bonus the video "Target Ain't People". While technically not OWS (it's from August 2010), the MoveOn-level mindset is the same.

UPDATE: The music on the second video is from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. I can't see a way where that could be Fair Use: the video isn't, for instance, a satire of that movie or who produced it. Whatever the Occupirates' rationale for using someone else's property, it doesn't speak highly of their smarts or integrity.