The Democrats seem to believe that these occupy events are good for Democratic ideals. Nothing could be further from the truth. After the phony blustering in the halls of Congress, when they meet up with their Republican friends and the lobbyists at the local watering hole, we can see that they all have the same agenda. There are very few Democratic lawmakers that don't belong to the much touted 1%. Just ask Senator Frank Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank about their "good deal" Countrywide cut-rate mortgages after they worked on those banking regulations.
When the Banks and investment
houses took their bail-outs without any disclosure and Elizabeth Warren raised
hell about the secrecy on who got what, was it any wonder why she wasn't
nominated to be the Federal Consumer Watchdog? There ARE some good people in
Washington, but they are difficult to find. It would be a blessing to see her
elected Senator in Massachusetts.
I think we are all a little bit tired of those that say they are acting in our best interests. Maybe they don't have our best interests at heart, but they are definitely acting. The Supreme Court is another great bunch of actors. Citizens United pulled off a financial Coup D'Ã ©tat. Now the richest of the rich can buy their own Senator or Congressman"legally. For that matter, foreign governments can get representation for a price. Israel has been doing it for years.
Occupy Wall Street is a Godsend (if you believe in that sort of thing). I live in South Carolina. It's a State full of good people, hardworking, but not the richest people in the nation. That's why I'm astounded to see my neighbors vote against their best interests. I went to a town hall meeting with that intellectual giant Sen. Jim DeMint. South Carolina is the thirty-seventh richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $18,795 (2000). Yet I stood and watched him launch a tirade against Medicare and Social Security that had the good people of Greenville giving him a standing ovation. One of my favorite things to do is to count the right-wing bumper stickers on the back of a 25 year old pickup truck through the smoke bellowing out of the exhaust pipe.
On January 6, 2007 I wrote Clean Money and Democracy . In this article I wrote;
"The things that turn me off about the Democrats are that they are deep into the corporaracy that is now the form of government that rules our country. The United States is hardly a democracy, not that it really ever was. Our country now has politicians that are responsible to their corporate masters and not to the people that elect them".
For those that made it to NY, or to an occupy near their home like I did, I salute you. You did the right thing. This is probably the single most important thing we could be doing. I'm convinced that once we realize just how much impact these protests have, it will empower us to change this country. The thing that scares the powers that be the most is to see the people empowered.
The proverbial worm has turned. This is just the beginning. We have demonstrated that we can and will act. This won't stop here. There is a way to make our voices heard. We don't need the same people that have abused us to lead us. This is our time. This isn't the Democrats time, and it sure isn't the Republican's time. This is the people's time and our voice will be heard. We really are the 99%. Let them worry about us.
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