Thousands Occupy Wall Street- Peacefully
One of the biggest errors in media history is right now taking place. The media are ignoring nonviolence.
For eight days now, thousands of protesters have occupied Wall Street in New York City. The general message being the disparity of support for most Americans Versus big money. The oil wars being funded instead of jobs, the tax burden and the bailouts. There have been arrests, but the protests have been peaceful.
Remember this week. Remember that the media turned away from this. Remember that thousands of nonviolent protests and people were deliberately ignored. Remember that the police were told to protect the bull: and by that I mean the big metal statue there on Wall Street. Take that symbolism and run with it, please.
Remember this because there will be ONE person who has had enough, when ONE person wants their voice to be heard, they will turn off the well-traveled path of nonviolence, marching and sign waving. That person might be crazy, or just frustrated at being trod on and dismissed, that person could just as easily have been any one of us who's had a run of bad treatment. They probably will have started out just as sane as anyone you've met.
Wall Street is NOT a powder keg right now, the unemployed and others, who have a lot in common with you and me, are sending a message, and they're devoting a lot of personal time and effort to do it. They are asking that the people who can take steps to even out the system, this week is them asking nicely.
Remember this because one person out of a million disgruntled, hard-done-by Americans is going to say "Fuck this." and things are going to get ugly and people are going to get hurt. If they do it right, others will join them.
THEN we might see the media paying attention.
They'll have a different take on things.
I only ask that you remember: They asked nicely first.
http://www.occupywallstreet.org
Olbermann Reports
Anonymous' Message
For eight days now, thousands of protesters have occupied Wall Street in New York City. The general message being the disparity of support for most Americans Versus big money. The oil wars being funded instead of jobs, the tax burden and the bailouts. There have been arrests, but the protests have been peaceful.
Remember this week. Remember that the media turned away from this. Remember that thousands of nonviolent protests and people were deliberately ignored. Remember that the police were told to protect the bull: and by that I mean the big metal statue there on Wall Street. Take that symbolism and run with it, please.
Remember this because there will be ONE person who has had enough, when ONE person wants their voice to be heard, they will turn off the well-traveled path of nonviolence, marching and sign waving. That person might be crazy, or just frustrated at being trod on and dismissed, that person could just as easily have been any one of us who's had a run of bad treatment. They probably will have started out just as sane as anyone you've met.
Wall Street is NOT a powder keg right now, the unemployed and others, who have a lot in common with you and me, are sending a message, and they're devoting a lot of personal time and effort to do it. They are asking that the people who can take steps to even out the system, this week is them asking nicely.
Remember this because one person out of a million disgruntled, hard-done-by Americans is going to say "Fuck this." and things are going to get ugly and people are going to get hurt. If they do it right, others will join them.
THEN we might see the media paying attention.
They'll have a different take on things.
I only ask that you remember: They asked nicely first.
http://www.occupywallstreet.org
Olbermann Reports
Anonymous' Message