Forum Post: My demands...
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 4, 2011, 8:07 p.m. EST by Tankman
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I am here to say NO. NO to OUR money being used to reward the very people who put us into a worldwide economical crisis while the majority of us were left to suffer without a helping hand. NO to corporate interests ruling our country and preventing the realization of a basic human right such as affordable healthcare. NO to the economic model that has starved the middle class and brought the poverty numbers to historic heights. NO to politicians spending more time playing politics than on working for our common good. NO to a media class that is abandoning the ideals of journalism to slant, obscure, and even outright deny the truth in order to protect the corporate elite. NO to 9/11 and terrorism being used as justifications to strip us of our civil rights one by one. NO to state officials believing they can silent us by denying us our right to assemble and demonstrate. NO to police brutality and unjustified arrests being used to intimidate us and stifle our voice. And NO it is not acceptable in a functioning democracy to have 1 percent of the population hold 40 percent of the nation's wealth.
This is not an American Revolution. It is a Global Awakening. We are also saying NO to all the geological, political, and religious barriers that have divided the great people of this planet. That have been used by those in power to justify bloodshed, to enforce unjust laws, and to oppress peoples. No longer shall the blood of the poor and powerless be used to nourish the crops of the rich and powerful.
We are continuing the work of our brothers and sisters in North Africa who fought and continue to fight for freedom in the face of terrible dictatorships. And although our hardships are not as theirs, although we do not live under a dictatoriship, we know all to well that the air we breathe is not free. We too are here to fight for our freedom against the ever-rising oligarchy. We refuse to quietly bow our heads and pretend we do not see what is happening.
We may not yet have the solutions to the problems which we have addressed but before any problem can be fixed, one must first recognize that that there is a problem. We are here to emphatically point out those problems and vehemently refuse to keep silent and accept them.
We shall be victorious. A lie, to be accepted must be repeated a thousand times, but a truth, once spoken, echoes forever in the heart of those who recognize it
Check the link after the edit mark on this page for a working list of goals http://occupywallst.org/forum/first-official-release-from-occupy-wall-street/
and this Warning from the original Tea Party before it got hijacked http://occupywallst.org/forum/an-open-letter-and-warning-from-a-former-tea-party/
and this list of usefull PDF files http://occupywallst.org/forum/demonstration-materials/
Thanks for all the links. I had read the Tea Party warning. Crazy stuff. Check out this video, The mainstream media will eventually single out extreme members and try to have them serve as representatives for the whole movement. Worse yet, they may even plant actors among us to take interviews. Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me at all.
This website is great though. Perfect place to spread the message and have constructive discussions.
Our Demand? Make the Promise Real Robert Biegler, Oct 4 2011 I am not Anonymous, I am the 99%
Today we stand together as the Sun just begins to set on this chapter of Civilization. We have achieved so much, and while many have paid the ultimate sacrifice to get where we are today, let us not feel remorse let us not dwell on guilt, for all of the suffering we have learned so much, and now we can understand and communicate, as we have never been able to do before. This evening we gather together, all over the World, to Celebrate our freedom, Our Togetherness, Our Love. Today we light a candle because surely as any Birthday Celebration, this day needs to be celebrated! We have done it. We have finally shed the chains of Oppression, Fear, and Greed. Together we will make real the Truth that All Men are Created Equal with the inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and no we will not just make this real for Americans for we hold these truths to be self evident for All Mankind. We are all people, we are all Equal, and we all have value. We will not be declared of lesser value just because we are not born here or there, or because our skin is not the proper color, or our religion is not your religion. We will no longer allow anyone to devalue us because we are female, or male, or both, or neither. We will not let you subtract from our value because we are too tall, or to short, or the wrong heritage. We will no longer be declared a lesser person because we have no wealth. We are all equal in every respect and with all the rights that that entails. We all have equal right to the air we breathe, to the water we drink, to the trees and the land and all the minerals contained therein. We do not forfeit any of our rights because of whom or what you may perceive to be a deficiency. It is not for anyone to decide, these are INALIENABLE rights, which cannot be separated from me as long as I exist. By my existence, alone I am granted these rights, and they cannot be revoked.
But just what are these INALIENABLE RIGHTS?
THE RIGHT TO LIFE: This right means that each, and every one of us, every man woman and child and all of those to come after us has the RIGHT TO EXIST. No person has the right to KILL you for any reason. This right is inalienable, it cannot be revoked. For a person to exist they must have some basic things such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, food, clothing, and shelter. All persons have the equal right to healthcare, just as they so do the air we breathe, or the water we drink. From Today on, we are all working together. We either live together or we die together but from now we are together There is no us or them. There is only You and I.
Right to Liberty: This is the right to choose. Every person has the right to think and feel and to do as they wish. However, no person can revoke these three basic rights, Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. You are your own and only master. You cannot be indentured in any way. We all have the right to travel as we wish to go where we want without question or restraint. We have as much right to all property as anyone else. We all have equal ownership of the World and everything in, on, or around it as far as humanity reaches no matter how far that may be. We all have the right to Privacy, and this can not be revoked by another’s right to liberty. Liberty is the freedom of Choice. A person cannot be forced to work, or pray, procreate, or hide themselves in any way.
Right to the Pursuit of Happiness: This is the Right to ACCESS. Each of us takes a unique path in Pursuit of Happiness. Happiness is a different thing for each of us, but we all have the right to pursue our own path. This right guarantees ACCESS to the means of Production and all that entails. This means we all have an EQUAL right to EDUCATION, RESEARCH, TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION, ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL FACILITIES.
This is our Framework for the Days ahead, Now we must work together to build a bridge form where we are today to that bright, bright future where we can all live in Peace. We can all hold our heads up High for we are truly equals. Our tasks are Great, but the rewards are even greater, for now all men will be allowed to create and to participate to their full potential. We have many hurdles to overcome and our time is short but we can achieve our goals. We can build a new world, we can build a free and just society, and we can live in Peace. Our resources are vast, as we put those resources to use for the benefit of all of us we will be amazed at just how much we can do. Tomorrow looks very bright indeed, I feel like a child the night before the Gift Giving, I can hardly wait for tomorrow and the Wonderful Gift we Give our Children By doing This Today
inb4 op not delivering
What he said. Good job. Don't agree 100%, but agree with a hell of a lot of it. Good spirit too!
The only way you can have a right to the product of someone else's skill and effort is to enslave him. Affordable health care is a fine goal if you keep the government out. Otherwise you'll be stuck in a VA-style hell. Those corporate interests got that way through government interference. That's what created this mess.
And it's the printing-press funny money machine that transferred all that wealth to the 1%. Eliminate it or it will only grow.
I like the rest, though.
Our healthcare system is sick... pun intended. It would be interesting to see a comparison between the different healthcare systems currently operating in the world. That data must be out there.
I think the next step for this movement to be successful is to recruit some serious experts (mostly economists) who could provide some concrete alternatives to the way things currently work.
http://www.ronpaul.com/on-the-issues/health-care/