Occupy wall street? How about just occupying a place in the heart of the world
I have been watching what has been happening on wall street and other communities with keen interest. What I have been able to learn from this is. It will grow and spread. It is too,like wildfire. With this in mind I know it will soon be at my doorstep. On October 21st there will indeed be a peaceful protest in Detroit. Some of the images and videos are awe inspiring, others just make me sick to my stomach. Either way I know when THAT many people of all different races and classes are out there standing together angry as hell. Well when that happens there really needs to be a change. Obama told us to ask for change. Now people are asking for that exact change and what is happening? They are being pepper sprayed,beaten and terrorized by the very people who are there to protect them. What is the world coming to when we have to be afraid of our own civil servants? I have had plenty of them in my own family. My grandfather was a Detroit firefighter,my great grandfather was a Detroit Police officer. Believe me, neither of them would be ok with what is going on. One thing I have heard some of these protesters chanting as people are being pepper sprayed,beaten and rounded up like cattle with bright orange nets is. The world is watching! I got to thinking. I wonder if the world is really watching? Well I have made it my mission to find out now. So first I went to a mainstream UK site to see if they are watching. The Uk is watching. Is France watching? France is watching. Is Germany watching? Germany is watching. What about Japan? Yep, they are also watching. How about China? Are they watching? Yep, they are also watching. Spain is also watching. Italy is watching. Ok there has to be some place that hasn't heard about these protests yet. Has South Africa been informed about what's going on? Yes South Africa knows too. Remember I said I would only check the top mainstream sites right? What about Brazil? Do they know about this? Yes, they also know. I could probably go about this all day. The truth is though, the world really does seem to be watching and I am so tired of us looking like idiots to the rest of the world. We already look really bad for invading iraq with out the ok of the united nations. We invaded Afghanistan too and we have really made too much difference there either. Enough as enough already. New York civil servants it is your job to protect the population. So instead of herding people like cattle and chaining transgendered men to toilets for HOURS. Maybe you could just make your presence known and watch and protect and if you see people that need help or see fights breaking out. THEN get in there and do what you are paid to do. Protect the peaceful citizens. This isn't just a message for New York civil servants. These protests are EVERYWHERE. This a message to all the civl servants out there. In My community where I live I trust the cops. I will even say I REALLY like the cops here. They wave to me and are always very friendly and helpful if I ever need anything. These men and women are the kind of people you want to have in your community protecting you. I just wish everyone else would jump on their train. Anyhow I'm going to step off my soap box now. I do think there needs to be some change, We are always so busy protecting the world while we are failing here at home. Right now I am not a proud american. You know what though? I sure would love to be one again.