Occupy Movement Attempts to Shut Down Ports Union leadership less than thrilled.

Today is a big day for the Occupy movement, as it attempts to reproduce the “success” of Occupy Oakland at shutting down the Port of Oakland in November. This time they’re trying to shut down almost every major port on the West Coast, including another run at Oakland, as CNN reports:

Protesters affiliated with the nationwide "Occupy" movement hope to shut down West Coast ports from San Diego to Alaska on Monday in an effort to "disrupt the economic machine that benefits the wealthiest individuals and corporations," according to organizers.

Ports in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, Vancouver, British Columbia and Anchorage, Alaska, are targets of the effort, according to the Occupy the Ports website.

Protesters are also planning to demonstrate at the port in Houston, while Salt Lake City demonstrators are also organizing to disrupt operations of a Walmart distribution facility.

Efforts are scheduled to begin at 5:30 a.m. PT, with a march to the Port of Oakland.

What about all the working people who depend on those ports for their livelihood, not to mention all the other industries connected to the ports, and the sea of consumers awaiting the goods that should be passing between ship and shore? This dopey “action” is one of the best illustrations of the dangerous ignorance and selfishness at the core of the Occupy movement, as well as their rather tenuous grasp of the concept of “free speech,” which they interpret as the right to force other people to listen to them.

Here’s how the Occupy masterminds justify their port shutdown scheme:

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