Soft Regime Change in America
The #OCCUPY movement is entering an ominous new phase.
Police attacked #OCCUPYOAKLAND on Tuesday with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash grenades. Scott Olsen, a two time Iraq war veteran, was critically wounded in the assault. Graphic pictures of an unconscious Olsen, his skull fractured, being carried by fellow protestors to safety have reverberated from Zuccotti to Cairo and escalated the movement. On Wednesday, three thousand protestors reclaimed the square, reestablished their encampment and held a general assembly that called for a General Strike.
"We as fellow occupiers of Oscar Grant Plaza propose that on Wednesday November 2, 2011, we liberate Oakland and shut down the 1%... All banks and corporations should close down for the day or we will march on them."
There are signs of occupations in other cities taking up Oakland's call. A tantalizing possibility hangs in the air: Could a wildcat general strike spread across the nation? Are we witnessing the first clues of how a soft regime change might begin in America?
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Anonymous
sigghhh.....that is what mubarak and a handful of muslim leaders said about the arab spring, that is what louis the XVI said before the storming of the bastille, that is what king george said before the boston tea party, that is what salazar said in portugal before the carnation revolution, that is what carrero blanco said after the death of franco, that is what just about every bourgeoisie has ever said in the history of mankind. it is only a matter of time....typical american (i am a u.s. citizen as well, but always embarrassed to identify with people like you), you never learn history you just manipulate it and remember it as you wish.
Anonymous
sigghhh.....that is what mubarak and a handful of muslim leaders said about the arab spring, that is what louis the XVI said before the storming of the bastille, that is what king george said before the boston tea party, that is what salazar said in portugal before the carnation revolution, that is what carrero blanco said after the death of franco, that is what just about every bourgeoisie has ever said in the history of mankind. it is only a matter of time....typical american (i am a u.s. citizen as well, but always embarrassed to identify with people like you), you never learn history you just manipulate it and remember it as you wish.
Anonymous
You really think lazy pothead hippies in the US are going to take up arms against the government? You're a fucking moron.
Anonymous
You really think lazy pothead hippies in the US are going to take up arms against the government? You're a fucking moron.
christaholtz
your first mistake is in your characterization of the people within this movement. btw, they are defending your freedom as well.
To the Ruling Class ( 1% )
You control our world. You’ve poisoned the air we breathe, contaminated the water we drink, and copyrighted the food we eat. We fight in your wars, die for your causes, and sacrifice our freedoms to protect you. You’ve liquidated our savings, destroyed our middle class, and used our tax dollars to bailout your unending greed. We are slaves to your corporations, zombies to your airwaves, servants to your decadence. You’ve stolen our elections, assassinated our leaders, and abolished our basic rights as human beings. You own our property, shipped away our jobs, and shredded our unions. You’ve profited off of disaster, destabilized our currencies, and raised our cost of living. You’ve monopolized our freedom, stripped away our education, and have almost extinguished our flame. We are hit… we are bleeding… but we ain’t got time to bleed. We will bring the giants to their knees and you will witness our revolution!
Sincerely,
The Serfs. (99%)
christaholtz
your first mistake is in your characterization of the people within this movement. btw, they are defending your freedom as well.
To the Ruling Class ( 1% )
You control our world. You’ve poisoned the air we breathe, contaminated the water we drink, and copyrighted the food we eat. We fight in your wars, die for your causes, and sacrifice our freedoms to protect you. You’ve liquidated our savings, destroyed our middle class, and used our tax dollars to bailout your unending greed. We are slaves to your corporations, zombies to your airwaves, servants to your decadence. You’ve stolen our elections, assassinated our leaders, and abolished our basic rights as human beings. You own our property, shipped away our jobs, and shredded our unions. You’ve profited off of disaster, destabilized our currencies, and raised our cost of living. You’ve monopolized our freedom, stripped away our education, and have almost extinguished our flame. We are hit… we are bleeding… but we ain’t got time to bleed. We will bring the giants to their knees and you will witness our revolution!
Sincerely,
The Serfs. (99%)
Anonymous
Well said. The moneylenders are the real culprits. The debt they have created is the real cause of all our problems. The present debts can never be paid. They will have to be written off, and moneylenders will have to be banned for ever. Why is the Church not speaking out against usury? OCCUPY CHURCHES TILL THEY BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY.
The 99%
Anonymous
Well said. The moneylenders are the real culprits. The debt they have created is the real cause of all our problems. The present debts can never be paid. They will have to be written off, and moneylenders will have to be banned for ever. Why is the Church not speaking out against usury? OCCUPY CHURCHES TILL THEY BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY.
The 99%
loupcoup
Why should the Church speak out against usury? Just think: pedophile priests get just placed somewhere else, and everything gets hushed up.
loupcoup
Why should the Church speak out against usury? Just think: pedophile priests get just placed somewhere else, and everything gets hushed up.
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