Forum Post: For all the Nay Sayers

Every time there is an authentic grassroots movement in this country the nay sayers come out of their caves. Every movement in this country has faced these negative opinionators. If you don't believe me ask abolitionists, who were largely shutdown by large sectors of the population when they were struggling against slavery. Ask women's suffrage movements who faced tantrums from major corporations and media outlets in the early 20th century. Still they overcame. Ask labor unions who faced murder and assassination from the police and factory owners in the 1930s. Still they won important rights including improved work conditions and the New Deal measures, which brought the middle class in this country. Fast forward to the 50s and 60s and you witness the civil rights movements, which at the beginning were largely ignored and tarnished by the mainstream culture. Eventually, like ever before, this movement also over came......With this in mind I say God Speed to OWS. These are early days. This is a long struggle. There will be ups and downs but the movement will continue and it will be successful....History proves it.