Forum Post: Hope, and thank you.
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 9, 2011, 12:35 p.m. EST by blairee
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from Orlando, FL
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This occupation has done more for me than any anti-depressant, any anti-anxiety medication, any life-changing psychedelic experience.. It has shown me the power in numbers, it has shown me that I am not insane for believing there is something terribly, terribly wrong with this world, and it has shown me I am not psychotic for believe it CAN and WILL change. This movement has given me the hope to stay in school, to not say "fuck it, what's the point". It has given me hope and inspiration and filled me up with fucking motivation, instead of unguided rage. So many people say we are not guided or clear enough in our demands, but it took YEARS for this corruption to come about, change will not come in a week, and we can't let them try to convince us that if change doesn't come immediately, it won't come at all. This is a culture of instant gratification... and look where that has gotten us. This movement is about change, and shifting from that instant gratification culture is apart of that change. WE ARE ALL APART of that change. Keep up the good work, and I am looking for a cheap ticket to come join you all. In solidarity, a member from Occupy Orlando.
Love this comment, and thanks for such a great comment. You lightened my mood too.