Occupy Oakland damages itself more than ports

[sabrina 1]

74. Oh, that's funny!!

I will have to convey that to the people who actually know what is going on.

I remember in the beginning of this movement, the first weekend, the dire predictions, (or hopes depending on your perspective) that it would not last a week.

I also remember the preparation for this movement, before it began. They were so organized. One very important thing they pointed out was that the far right and some on the 'left' would trash the movement, stating that 'there will be nay-sayers from the beginning'. Not hard to predict, but what I admired about them was their advice on how to deal with it. They intended to ignore it. Not to get bogged down with negativity but just keep moving ahead. And I am in awe of how they have stuck to that decision. .

I made a bet on Sept 17th with one of the 'naysayers' who predicted it would not last two weeks, that it would still be here in December. I guess I should pick up my bet.

I am willing to make another bet. This movement is going nowhere, in fact it is growing every day and spreading further around the country and the world. It cannot be stopped now. And it will be here for years.

It took years for the bad guys to destroy the world's economy and the countries they wrongfully invaded. They have had a head start, so it will take years to fix the harm they caused. And from the beginning, another thing I admired about occupiers, how realistic they were, they knew it would take years.

So, the whining cries of 'they're finished' have been heard every day since September 17th and will continue to be heard. Meantime the occupiers are doing as they said they would do, continuing to grow and to plan and to build and ignoring those who for some inexplicable reason, do not want the PEOPLE to prevail over the evil that has taken so many lives and so much of our and others' countries' treasure.

But that is their problem. They are predictable as the sun rising every morning. Being wrong won't deter them. It never has.