Occupy Everywhere - Sept 17th - Day of Rage Against Wall Street and what it stands for!

[Peter Lemkin]

I think today will be a pivotal day in New York.....several LARGE unions have asked their members to show up and demonstrate with the Occupy Wall Street crowd....how many do eventually show up and how the Police behave will, I think, show the way for the near future of the entire movement. What I fear is the Police have been told to make sure no other unions [or other middle-class folk] would 'want' to do the same some other day[s] - i.e. make it hard on everyone protesting and marching. They will likely have provocateurs start trouble and then just 'have to' make arrests and get some people bloody. But, we will wait and see. There are predictions of many many thousands coming out today...and not just the crowd that has been out so far, which is easy for the MSM to demonize. A lot harder to bash transit workers or other such unions....they look normal and everyone knows they work hard to keep a roof over their heads and feed their families, etc. Today is the day! :mexican: As in Egypt, if people get angry enough, desperate enough, down and out enough, tired of their lost liberties enough - nothing can stop them - and some hard knocks by the Police can even rally more people..... but most Americans are too soft and comfortable to want to muss their hair or change their routine, no matter what the stakes - and the stakes are total! [if they would only realize it!] :gossip: Sadly, all too many Americans still believe in the 'system' and think they can vote in a better government and better life. Little do they know that long ago the entire system was purchased and controlled - and they have no stake in that deal. The only thing left is some kind of demonstrations or strikes, IMHO...they don't all have to be in the street...but that is a good place to be visible to others to kindle the kinds of things one can do off the street too.