Glenn Beck Says Occupy Wall Street is a Communist Plot to Collapse U.S. Economy

Beck also said Occupy Wall Street had two "branches."

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One branch would engage in violent protests and call for the overthrow of the capitalist system in what would amount to the start of an armed rebellion against the U.S. government, if not an outright civil war, Beck said.

The other branch would then appear, and be peaceful, Beck said, to create an image of how much better the second branch is compared to the violent first branch (i.e., it would be nonviolent and seeking reform peacefully, through the democratic process).

Beck said the second branch we'll "see soon" and it "will appear to be more Tea Party-like, and that one will be run by Van Jones."

Beck also said the first branch of Occupy Wall Street is "the brains" behind the movement and is being led by President Barack Obama.

"He [Obama] is a street organizer. He knows everything that's going on and he knows all the people that are involved," Beck said. 

Occupy Wall Street: So Far, Not Conforming to Beck's Description

Occupy Wall Street's demands and grievances are numerous and varied, but one general theme is that the coalition believes both public policy and tax law changes in the past 30 years have resulted in a society in which the rich/upper income groups, including banks/financial institutions, are reaping most of the financial rewards from society, at the expense of everyone else, including the middle class, the working class, the working poor, and the poor.

Occupy Wall Street argues this trend in society is anti-democratic and unjust: the coalition says public policy should change to help create a more-fair, more-egalitarian society -- one in which the decisions are made by a majority of the people and serve everyone -- not by and for the rich/upper income groups, the coalition argues.

So far, the group has sought to reform the U.S. economic system: There has been no sign that Occupy Wall Street is seeking the collapse of the U.S's  economic system of corporate capitalism.