We should be fearless. We should put our own faces on the injustices we stand against. Income inequality in America is an injustice. Police brutality is an injustice. Our corrupt and bribery based political system is an injustice, there are too many injustices to count, but we lose all of our righteousness, we lose all of our power when we put a mask on and hide our faces. We should be fearlessly putting our own faces on that injustice, because the reality is, V for Vendetta wasn't a movement, it was a movie, and no one ever changed the world for the better and gave their life for a cause in a way that inspired millions while hiding behind a mask.
Dear Occupy Wall Street, you are right on the issues. You have justice on your side. Lose the masks. Our power is multiplied when we put a human face on what we stand for. The masks are only silencing your voices.
In my neighborhood someone wrote on a wall, "Take the bricks they throw at you and build your castle with them." That is what bricks are for.
Masks, on the other hand, are great for movies, but they are useless for movements in my honest opinion.
Peace and love to all,
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