Reply #24: Don't lose sight of the big picture and necessary goals [View All]

[lunatica]

This isn't just about sticking a shiv in the backs of banks. This is a life and death struggle against Oligarchy and Plutocracy having all the wealth and the power. You're well-meaning hesitation to save a few jobs. albeit something we all need to think about, will guarantee that the big banks will continue to hurt many millions more. The Achilles heal of banks is money, so that's what we need to focus on.

The other day someone said on DU that teachers first job is to take care of the students, implying that they're being selfish when they're not in the classroom. The fact of the matter is the teacher is actually doing more for her/his students by showing up at the Occupy demonstrations.

The hard question to ask yourself is what is best for everyone. Saving a few underpaid jobs or changing the culture of predation from the 1% and hopefully raising the wages across the board for everyone. Revolution isn't easy. Changing things isn't comfortable and shouldn't be easy.

Anyway I hope I made a good argument.