Comments on: Why it is important that Occupy Wall Street Remains Independent http://thepoliticsofdebt.com/2011/10/20/occupy-wall-street-remains-independent/ Economic and Financial News for the Rest of Us Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:26:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sarah Connor http://thepoliticsofdebt.com/2011/10/20/occupy-wall-street-remains-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-13637 Sarah Connor Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:10:26 +0000 http://thepoliticsofdebt.com/?p=573#comment-13637 I'd like the winter be one of expressing our discontent. I'd like to hear voices from those who have, until now, been silent because no one would hear what they have to say. I want to hear how it has felt to lose loved ones due to dental abscesses, children too fat from growing up on food from community kitchens and convenience stores. I'd like to hear from those who lost a loved one in the wars either due to combat or to suicide. I'd like to hear from those who have a psychotic parent or sibling and there is no help. I want to hear from those who are working for $8.75 an hour and the bank just charged him $35 overdraft fee, which lowered his available balance, so that his next four checks were also overdrafted - upon which there will also be fees. He won't be able to make that dental appointment for his little daughter. When he and his wife went to the social services office to see if they could get any help they were told, 'Get a divorce." Or those who have lost all that they ever had to pay medical bills that are unpayable. There are stories and stories and stories. Gather them up and nail them like Luther's Grievances on the virtual internet Wall. Let's talk amongst ourselves - Blue Collar and White Collar, service techs and sales reps, engineers, teachers, truck drivers, tradesmen, cosmetologists,waiters, and snowboarders the families of the incarcerated of the country. Include the evangelicals, the Buddhists, the Native Americans and the Walmart shoppers. All of us. The People. What if, after we mull over these grievances, we decide to shun them? Who? The 1%. What if they gave an election and people ignored it? What if they declared a war and nobody showed up? What if people cancelled their mainstream media news programs - or even better, dropped the satellite or cable T.V. Some states might set up a type of state peace corps to employ people and also to teach much needed skills to neighborhoods desperately in need of support. All sorts of local and state and individual projects might be inspired. But we'd all be no longer disappointed, frightened, and embarrassed by the Federal government if we gave them no more than they demand, and don't ask them for a damned thing, except to protect our borders, to preserve the constitution, and get off our backs. I’d like the winter be one of expressing our discontent. I’d like to hear voices from those who have, until now, been silent because no one would hear what they have to say. I want to hear how it has felt to lose loved ones due to dental abscesses, children too fat from growing up on food from community kitchens and convenience stores. I’d like to hear from those who lost a loved one in the wars either due to combat or to suicide. I’d like to hear from those who have a psychotic parent or sibling and there is no help. I want to hear from those who are working for $8.75 an hour and the bank just charged him $35 overdraft fee, which lowered his available balance, so that his next four checks were also overdrafted – upon which there will also be fees. He won’t be able to make that dental appointment for his little daughter. When he and his wife went to the social services office to see if they could get any help they were told, ‘Get a divorce.” Or those who have lost all that they ever had to pay medical bills that are unpayable. There are stories and stories and stories. Gather them up and nail them like Luther’s Grievances on the virtual internet Wall. Let’s talk amongst ourselves – Blue Collar and White Collar, service techs and sales reps, engineers, teachers, truck drivers, tradesmen, cosmetologists,waiters, and snowboarders the families of the incarcerated of the country. Include the evangelicals, the Buddhists, the Native Americans and the Walmart shoppers. All of us. The People.
What if, after we mull over these grievances, we decide to shun them?

Who?

The 1%.

What if they gave an election and people ignored it?
What if they declared a war and nobody showed up?
What if people cancelled their mainstream media news programs – or even better, dropped the satellite or cable T.V.
Some states might set up a type of state peace corps to employ people and also to teach much needed skills to neighborhoods desperately in need of support. All sorts of local and state and individual projects might be inspired.

But we’d all be no longer disappointed, frightened, and embarrassed by the Federal government if we gave them no more than they demand, and don’t ask them for a damned thing, except to protect our borders, to preserve the constitution, and get off our backs.

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