Forum Post: The Action, the forum, and every conversation about the 99% are our movement.
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 6, 2011, 3:46 a.m. EST by iseeamuse
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Everything being done now is important. This is a leaderless movement, without a stated goal, or even a cohesive list of grievances. The approach is perfect for combating those who would stop us, from within and without, however it still needs a little bit of organization.
We need to operate democratically, and with a mind to all of our civil freedoms and responsibilities. Everyone involved is contributing, and all contributions are helpful. The worst thing you can do as the 99% is create differences, and faction-ize. Those on the ground are our army, those on the webz can take up the PR support, global organization, and lead a cooperative discussion about the theories, goals and grievances behind our movement. Let it be understood, that the actions on Wall St. and across the globe AND the action here on the internet and in conversations around the world ARE OUR MOVEMENT.
One grievance I have yet to see addressed is the mass incarceration of the citizenry of our nation and the fact we now have nearly 3 million citizens locked away while their families are forced to keep paying out luxury hotel rates to help inmates just wash their bodies with soap and buy every day essentials. Families are all to often forced to watch trial lawyers bargain away their loved ones lives like so much cattle sent off to slaughter and many times coerced into testifying against them under threat of longer prison sentences. This breaks up families and dramatically weakens their political voices as fathers, brothers, children, sisters, mothers and so on have their voting rights yanked away for life branded as life long felons.