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The Occupy protests have valid concerns but no unifying battle cry. There's such little clarity that the movement has floundered, even without the help of a callous media.
No one is going to shed blood because a vague group of people (the so called 1%) make more money than the rest of us.
Moreoever, none of these Occupy protesters are being singled out for anything. In fact, they could go home and lead relatively mundane lives if they so chose.
The blacks were literally being beaten within inches of their lives, not to mention being publically lynched by citizens, military and police - and they still stood up as a shining beacon of perserverence. There's simply no comparison in intensity and tenacity. Show me an Occupy protester who has had a baton to the head and knee, crippling them, who comes back because there's nowhere else to go, and I'll show you the makings of a real protest.
As Lizzie mentioned, the day we start seeing Occupy protesters hanging Wall St. bankers from lamp poles, and police officers maimed by gunfire, and buildings being demolished in full-scale riots - then you'll start seeing change from the top down. This, naturally, would be preceded by a brutal crackdown including tens or hundreds of killed protesters. Tanks. Snipers. Unmanned drones. Then there's the FBI COINTELPRO programs which would resurface, putting hits out on protest leaders. Yeesh. I don't want to see it, but when it's necessary, it will happen.
No one is going to shed blood because a vague group of people (the so called 1%) make more money than the rest of us.
Moreoever, none of these Occupy protesters are being singled out for anything. In fact, they could go home and lead relatively mundane lives if they so chose.
The blacks were literally being beaten within inches of their lives, not to mention being publically lynched by citizens, military and police - and they still stood up as a shining beacon of perserverence. There's simply no comparison in intensity and tenacity. Show me an Occupy protester who has had a baton to the head and knee, crippling them, who comes back because there's nowhere else to go, and I'll show you the makings of a real protest.
As Lizzie mentioned, the day we start seeing Occupy protesters hanging Wall St. bankers from lamp poles, and police officers maimed by gunfire, and buildings being demolished in full-scale riots - then you'll start seeing change from the top down. This, naturally, would be preceded by a brutal crackdown including tens or hundreds of killed protesters. Tanks. Snipers. Unmanned drones. Then there's the FBI COINTELPRO programs which would resurface, putting hits out on protest leaders. Yeesh. I don't want to see it, but when it's necessary, it will happen.