http://www.democraticunderground.com/100272930 nadinbrzezinski (100,220 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
On the future of OWS
So we had Assistant Chief Boyd sing victory songs the other day... WE GOT RID OF THEM... only to have them come back EN FORCE... that is part of the future. We will have a lot of these declarations of victory only to be proven wrong...
While this is humorous... there is more. It is getting more focused and now we move into the Courts, and our rights. You see, over the last ten years or so we Americans have surrendered a lot of our rights. We have surrendered them in the name of security. So the next stage is moving to the COURTS where we will either recover those rights or lose them for a longer term. This is not a fight the Occupiers wanted, but one that happens every time.
The next phase will also include protecting Foreclosure homes from banks. It will also involve a few other things... like further actions with labor.
It will also include BOOKS and ESSAYS, by actual working historians, putting a lie to a Mediatic meme, that they have no message.
Oh and yes, some OWSers will be running for office too.
So welcome to the next phase...
It will be interesting... and the coming year will not be a normal electoral year.
The ramblings of a drunken and insane mind.
nadinbrzezinski (100,220 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
2. As long as I get the corner table where I can edit
one of those essays
Edit usually means correcting typos.
cbrer (32 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
3. You're right
The coming year will be interesting. When it becomes believed on a visceral level that the 1% owns the police, military, as well as the politicians, things could get very interesting...
The picture of NYPD pepper spraying a protestor made me react badly, and I'm lazy!
Does anyone else see any parallels between this, and the French revolution?
New tough guy on the scene.
nadinbrzezinski (100,220 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
5. No, more like 1848 and
the 1960s...
And if we get to the levels of either France in 1789 or Russia in 1918, be careful what you wish for.
On this part nads you are right,you will not like what the revolution looks like.
cbrer (32 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
6. My wishes?
Aren't being considered. Plenty of folks on this site are more verbose and locquacious than I, concerning our wishes.
This nation was built on principle. That blood still flows through many citizen's veins.
I say again: Should be an interesting year...
Yes it does and none of it agrees with you.
nadinbrzezinski (100,220 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
7. That it will be
but if we get to an actual violent revolution all kinds of bets are off.
Personally I am wishing they buy a clue (that is the TPB) and realize that we really should have changes in a peaceful way.
They fart in your general direction.
Ship of Fools (944 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
8. I hope so as well, but
I'm a little fearful of Nov 2012--Some people are going to get
REALLY P'D OFF when they're turned away from the polls.
(Rightly so, imo.) But I also think that may be when the proverbial shit hits
the fan. My nightmare scenario: It becomes apparent that R's are stealing
the elections with voter ID stuff and then they start breaking out the National Guard.
Maybe I've had too much wine.
nadinbrzezinski (100,220 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
10. you really do not want me to share my nightmares
Suffice it to say they involve snipers.
I should really STOP watching events abroad.
Half of DUmmy land is already volunteering to take aim at you nads.
