Forum Post: Musings: We Are The 99 Percent…

What do you think of the Occupy Wall St movement? Are you one of the 99%? It seems like only yesterday, when a group of about 2000 people gathered in lower Manhattan to voice their discontent about our current economic downturn, and to “protest against bank bailouts, corporate greed, and the unchecked power of Wall Street.” They marched up Broadway, headed for Zuccotti Park where some 150 men and women camped out for the night… Thus began a growing global movement that has highlighted the voices and faces of many who share their personal struggles and stories in “We are the 99%“

Today marks exactly one month since the movement started and many wonder where it is headed. The group, which refers to itself as a leaderless, non-violence, resistance movement, has brought people from all walks of life together to share their stories, and has forced our leadership to pay attention. That is a good thing. So far, there has been minimal friction; thus avoiding what Alinsky above called the “abrasive friction of conflict.” That too is a good thing. However, one must still ask, what’s the next step? How will the group continue to function without a clear leadership?

“All things change, nothing is extinguished. There is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward; all things are brought into being with a changing nature; the ages themselves glide by in constant movement.” Ovid

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