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Protests, in fact, represent direct democracy in action. They highlight long ignored issues, ones political Washington and media scoundrels don't discuss. Somebody has to, and they're doing it.
They're spreading the word one-on-one, in small and larger groups, online, through social networks, assemblies, teach-ins, and other ways to enlist support city by city for something too important not to grow and sustain.
So far, police brutality energized more resistance. Rage against the system continues. Much more must follow. Key is formalizing demands and solutions, not just grievances.
Central is putting money power back in public hands where it belongs. Otherwise little else will change. Hopefully that message will spread.
People must be saved, not banks. Too-big-to-fail ones must be shut, broken up or nationalized. Central bank authority must also shift to public hands. Sustained general city, state and national strikes must be used strategically.
America's system is too broken and corrupted to fix. Tearing it down and starting over is vital, including a new Constitution put to a national referendum for an up or down vote.
Egalitarian America must replace it's wealth and power system, benefitting few at the expense of most others. The biggest of all battles lie ahead. Dark forces lurk to co-opt and subvert them.
Staying the course is key. Obstacles exist to be overcome. So is knowing IF Stone's advice that:
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