Forum Post: Just don't quit before the miracle happens
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 12, 2011, 10:10 p.m. EST by RationalReaper
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This has to be a committed effort. The media are all banking on this dying off...so is Congress. We have the power...together...to force change we believe in. We are CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN.
If we stick together and keep it up...not as a partisan issue but as an America is sick issue and she needs serious help.
Agreed. But we have to be more inclusive of conservatives and independents. This isn't a liberal movement. It's populist!
. I disagree. This is definitely a far left wing movement. Very small minorities of citizens prescribe to the absurd ideals that are being propagated here. Most logical folks believe that lobbyist and campaign reforms are needed, but the populist beliefs end there. The capitalist system coupled with democracy, while not perfect, has been the beacon of hope the world around for over 200 years. Now a few youngsters who found they couldn't procure the dream job immediately after graduation and may have to work their way up like most Americans, want to change everything. Get a Job, maybe not the one you want right now. Get some experience, mature and prosperity will find you as long as you work hard. 99% of the corporate folks you are slandering probably followed that exact model. I did.
I disagree with you about our form of capitalism, since it's corporate socialism not capitalism, but whatever. I agree that the movement is too left wing, but that's only because conservatives are staying at home. Anyone who shows up is welcome to be a part of it and there are no leaders. You would be well-received if you went there with the agenda to reform campaign finance and end corporate lobbying.
I believe that to take this to the next level we need to see a spiritual possibility here. Occupation is deeper than protest. Occupation is spiritual. Love is our one demand.
What I want from my society is love. I want to walk into any neighborhood in the world without fear. I want to know that everyone is cared for. I want to trust that people in leadership are fit for it. I want love to be normal.
I believe everyone is ready to agree on Love. Occupation is a new spiritual practice.
http://blag.whit537.org/2011/10/occupation.html
Obama 2012! Change we can believe in! YES WE CAN!!!
I am really not understanding all the vitriol that is being aimed at the protesters in NYC, across the country, and around the world. I keep hearing people saying over and over, "Get a job." Um, in case you haven't been paying attention, ineedmymommy, that's the problem. There's 10% unemployment; kids coming out of school are unable to get a job, ANY job. It's not that they don't want to "work their way up like most Americans." I have worked since I was 14 and I am part of this movement. It is not about people wanting hand outs. It's about the system--that is supposed to support everyone, not just a few--is broken.