To those who dislike #Occupy, or consider disliking it due to anything you may call impolite [View all]

[Fire Walk With Me]

...what if the forces so desperately functioning against it, win?

What if we go back to business as usual?

Banks foreclosing at whim, with impunity; ending the call to remove money from politics; food and energy prices rising due to Goldman Sachs speculators; the NDAA and other attacks against the bill of rights not being fully rejected...and, with a report that one half of the US citizenry entering poverty, to end the newly-formed conversation piece of "Income equality"? Much less any forum in which the majority may have a voice or KNOW they are creating positive change?

There are many issues #Occupy has managed to truly begin to bring to sanity. Banks are beginning to negotiate on toxic loans, the conversation has changed to income equality, the homeless and rejected are again being discussed as should be in any compassionate society, the unemployment rate for college graduates at something like 25% and climbing, the usury of student loans and university fat cat paychecks, unions and union strength (this at a time when they are thanks to Reagan etc. at the verge of death), the impunity of nation-wide police brutality...

What if we go back to business as usual? What are a few vacant lots and mic check'd photo op speeches compared to going back to riding that particular bobsled downhill to dystopia? That we are even discussing #Occupy demonstrates that it is having an effect, in spite of police brutality and MSM demonization.

#Occupy may act in ways of which the majority may not approve. The majority who need everything to be friendly and peaceful. Who forget that the powers that be are at war with #Occupy because they threaten the status quo of corporations as people and endless corporate monies in politics. Those who are happily starving millions through hiking up food prices through commodities speculation (same as they're doing with oil), are happy to see the majority flinch over a port shutdown targeting the worst malfeasance...the bad guys win if you flinch at anything that will either hurt the bad guys, or force the bad guys into the general conversation. They would be overjoyed, and would laugh mockingly, if the 99% told #Occupy to stop bothering the nice speculators.

This is a peaceful revolution, although it may have its louder moments. The bad guys demand that it does, and they will have victories. Ignore them. Stay on target. We have changed the conversation, we are changing the direction of the world and are returning its voice. This is as important as voting.

Sitting in your armchair, judging an attempt to bring freedom to the world, you are at risk of discarding the very thing that would free you. I do not speak for #Occupy, no single person does, but the gist is there. I know that some Democrats will feel threatened by any change or challenge to the system, that some will outright reject such in hopes that things will be made better by doing the same thing over and over, and that some will be turned off by what they see as noise and attitude on the part of the protest. Well, it IS a protest, against that which must change or else. It is a joyous thing, but it must also have its toughness, against that which would kill it, and further enslave us all. I am reminded by a fine DUer that fully one third of the colonies did not support the revolutionary war. Hopefully we may accomplish this thing regardless, and in spite of.

I know that delineation here at DU shall only increase, as it is increasing world-wide along all lines. This is the Trend. Whatever your chosen position, please continue working to force positive change. We have seen that a few tents on a foreclosed property re-taking by its unlawfully evicted owner can force banks into sanity and fairness. Here's hoping that you will all also force the problems into sanity and fairness! It is true: The will of the people shall not be ignored. That is key.