Occupy LA: Disasters Tend to Bring Us Together.

[georgephillip]

State-sponsored ANARCHY. What a concept!

Quaker inspired anarchy:

"All is reported at the General Assembly or GA every night at 7:30 p.m. Participants use Quaker consensus decision-making hand signals in all meetings. Participants can indicate if they agree, disagree, kind of agree or oppose vehemently -- all non-verbally.

"So speakers get to see the reaction of the crowd in real time.

"It's public polling and it's painfully slow and tedious. Meaning: this is what democracy looks like. Everyone has a voice and not all of them are poignant. Some of them are repetitive -- and there's a hand signal for that, too."

Occupy L.A.: This is What Civics Look Like - Tina Dupuy - Politics - The Atlantic

 

[georgephillip]

Until this Republican Party. Now Eric Cantor says disaster victims should be on their own. Except when his state was hit with an earthquake and then a hurricane. It's OK to help his state. But not other states. Doesn't make sense.

The latest approval rating I've seen for the US Congress was 12%.
If this economy is swirling the same drain in November of 2012 that it was in 2008, maybe enough voters will make the connection between "choosing" between Cantor and Pelosi. A tsunami of third party ballots could FLUSH dozens of Republicans AND Democrats from DC in a single news cycle.

Democrats and Republicans serve the investor class first and everyone else second.
It's long past time for a second shot heard 'round the world.

Should we be practicing our Hitler like salute?

Only if you're voting Republican or Democrat.

 

[georgephillip]

You all got the message by now folks.

This isn't A PROTEST. they want to SEE a REVOLUTION. that my friends is going to INFRINGE on YOU...

"LA City Council Passes Resolution of Support for Occupy LA!! …. Amazing but True! LA IS the Place!

"Los Angeles CA

"YES The Los Angeles city council this afternoon PASSED the resolution below in support of the Occupiers at City Hall AKA Occupy Los Angeles OccupyLA!

"Images of the resolution itself are shown below so Read it for Yourself!!

"LA City council certifies that We ARE the 99%!!!"

LA City Council Passes Resolution of Support for Occupy LA!! | Wall Street Swindler

LA City Hall ain't Berkeley.
If you don't think there's another grassroots revolt taking place, you soon will.

Thats huge.

These occupations springing up around the country could become templates for actions like general strikes that are common in other parts of the world but unheard of here. Eventually the ever-widening gap between the rich and the rest of the US will focus American attention spans the same way 9/11 did. When that happens hundreds of thousands of pissed off patriots will know where to go first. That's when both sides will know there's a class war going on.

 

[georgephillip]

"What about being on message? At the encampment, there are communists next to Ron Paul supporters next to vegan activists next to those LaRouche people (who always seem to show up) -- even a couple of union guys.

"I've always called this liberal 'micro-cause-ism.' Will they stay on point? 'We're not focused on the thing that's not causing the problem, says Aichele...

"The cumbersome process and cacophany of messages is all about honoring the First Amendment to them. Everyone gets to be heard regardless of someone else's opinion. As long as you're the '99 percent' -- which the vast majority of are -- and are respectful and peaceful, you're welcome at Occupy LA.

"What are they doing there? Teaching people who are angry what to do about it. 'The sense of building something together -- that experience is empowering,' offers Aichele. They are occupying, yeah, but they are organizing. And that means teaching.

"Eckford tells me Occupy LA isn't leaderless -- it's 'leaderful.' When asked when this demonstration will end, he says, 'When we feel like our democracy is working for the 99 percent.'"

Occupy L.A.: This is What Civics Look Like - Tina Dupuy - Politics - The Atlantic