Wall Street Protests

[infinite monkey]

My opinion on this situation today.

I think it's time for the occupiers to make a stand, or go home. This story is becoming less newsworthy by the minute and they're losing whatever support they had.

If they're going to revolt, it's time to bring out the big guns.

Pico mentioned in the US election thread that she thinks some of yesterday's victories (to our sensibilities anyway) were a referendum on the status quo, the far right politics and the tea party.

Of course it is. And I believe this Occupy thing has opened people's eyes. "Oh, you mean when they tell me I should feel guilty and shut up it's because I'm lazy and fruitless and if I had only TRIED HARDER... they're lying? All this time I thought it was ME."

Which leads to more discussion and more awareness about things like...you know, voting. I think people got really complacent after Obama was elected...two years later Ohio forgot to vote again.

For the Occupiers to suddenly say "OK, done sending a message, let's go home" then they look like fools, like the ne'er-do-wells they're painted as, so I hope they're as strong (inner strength) as I perceive them to be.

THey're not going to pull out a bunch of pitchforks and storm the castle.