Here is what is really scary about OWS.

[nadinbrzezinski]

You see, it is global. It is working class... I think that class identity is the final stage of crony capitalism. If you ask me, that's pretty dang scary...if you are a member of the insert national political class here. It is time to talk of OWS for what it appears to be...

[Warpy]

1. That's exactly what's got them shitting bricks

They thought they could divide us forever along racial, religious, national, political and other lines, that we'd never realize we are all the same class and we're all getting badly screwn.

They're terrified because the old divide and conquer strategy has finally started to break down. Every attempt will now be made to resurrect it, from trying to find leaders to co opt to having stooges try to find factions to pit against each other.

It's too late for that. I don't know how this process is going to play out, but the fact is that it's started and is now impossible to stop.

[Fumesucker]

3. It's like a supersaturated solution..

One tiny crystal dropped into it can crystallize the whole thing very rapidly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersaturation

[Warpy]

6. Exactly.

Or sometimes just smacking the side of the beaker with a glass rod.

We've certainly been smacked around enough for the past 30+ years.

[Vincardog]

2. The scary thing about OWS is that the .01% haven't found out how to corrupt and control it

[greytdemocrat]

11. They honestly don't have to

It'll take care of itself in time.

[LynneSin]

4. People compare OWS to the Tea Party but they aren't even in the same league

The Tea Party would do these lil protests here and there and look all tough carrying their weapons and waving their misspelled signs. But after a few hours they would go home and think somehow they did something to change america.

OWS is hardcore and they aren't going home at the end of the day. OWS is what the Tea Party wishes they could be if everyone wasn't in such a hurry to beat the rush hour traffic to get home.

[Gregorian]

5. When the police and military figure this out it's game over.

See ending of V For Vendetta.

It's all they have, and there's no certainty they will have it when it comes down to the check mate.

[MedleyMisty]

7. Quite a few police and military already have

Quote from the OccupyArmy Twitter account:

OccupyArmy
The veterans, soldiers, marines, sailors and servicemen are together in #solidarity for #ows. Expect all of us.

There is also an OccupyPolice account - haven't looked at it as much as I should have.

[Gregorian]

9. It is encouraging.

I know, I've been paying attention.

[Uncle Joe]

8. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, nadinbrzezinski.

[Huey P. Long]

10. They will continue to try and devide us along race, gender, etc. as they ALWAYS do.

Resist and move forward. Keep your eyes on the target and do not be shaken.

[nadinbrzezinski]

12. No, not post and run

Had to go to the store

But what gets me is how GLOBAL this is.

[tabatha]

13. Thanks to multinational companies screwing everyone

no matter the country.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Yup...crony capitalism and free trade

People are waking up...now labor needs to organize GLOBALLY.

[RaleighNCDUer]

15. The last time a movement like this took hold it resulted in the overthrow

of a dozen+ monarchies over two generations, from 1848 - 1917. The PTB have reason to be worried.

[Vincardog]

16. +999,999,999, 999,999,999,999, 999,999,999,999, 999,999,999,999,999

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Yup