As OWS type protests continue to grow

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in the next few weeks, the stakes are raised every day. As more people join, it is becoming more and more about who will govern. Will it be the 99% or the PTB? They have the paddy wagons and the ability and will to bend the law. OWS increasingly has a larger and larger voice. The fact that the MSM is reporting this is important. In addition, polls show that people are aware of OWS and many agree with the protestors.

Many people, especially elected officials, have been insisting that there has to be more leadership and cohesiveness. They want that because they want to co-opt the movement by taking over any structure that is set up. There is a message, and they know it. The 99% are tired of having the shite pounded out of them by the economy that the PTB screwed up with their greed. The financial system is rigged anyway in their favor. However, by gaming it for every last penny, they brought it own. People could see a direct correlation between their own misery and the 1% who made this mess.

The PTB would have you believe that people are demanding free money. They want you to think that the demands are about sitting around and collecting more unemployment as if that is a luxurious life. People want a chance. They want to feel and see that it is possible to make a decent living if they work hard. They don't want a free lunch. They do want the ability to buy their lunch.

People in the protests need to be very aware that every measure will be taken to discredit OWS. The PTB want violence and other acts that will turn people away from approving it or joining. That is why it is so very important to keep it peaceful no matter the provocation. It is very much an US against THEM feeling. Up until now, the Vaders have lost the perception battle. they have been the ones who have been the thugs, and spinning the story hasn't worked.they will spin harder and try to change the message that is heard.

The most danger probably comes from those who you might think would be supportive. They want to ontrol this movement just as much as the RW does. With a lack of control, they lose some credibility in their own eyes. The truth is that the only way to gain any credibility I to join the movement as simply a participant. People are tired of being mislead instead of treated fairly. Those who actively try to push their own message or ideas about structuring the masses will not be trusted. While there are those who have fought the good fight, they will be judged with a gimlet eye if they have been in any position of power. Ask Congressman John Lewis. It might not be fair, but that is where we are these days.

I have no idea where this is going or where it will end up. I do know that many people no longer feel as powerless as they did. More feel that way every day as the OWS message is heard. Getting people to think, move and act may ultimately be the most important thing that happens.

The 99% have built a bully pulpit and it continues to grow. That collective voice may be what saves us all in the end. It is very true that we are the ones we have been waiting for.