A couple days ago I was talking to a friend, wondering how the Occupy movement could keep their protest sites clean, peaceful, healthy and safe, wondering how we could better work with local governments to continue spreading awareness throughout the winter, etc. etc.
But last night (at 1 am) the NYC police showed up to evict protesters with timing and tactics right out of a "How to Throw a Pogram in Your Neighborhood" manual.
Lesson from history: No matter whose side you're on, whenever a large force armed with weapons and riot gear turn people out on the streets in the middle of the night with only the possessions they can carry, then trash whatever's left--that force will ALWAYS come across as the badguy.
This is America. We shouldn't be treating our citizens like a rat infestation.
In the last few days, it seems like the mayors and media have teamed up to put out the message that the Occupy movement is made up of misfits and anarchists. I'm including a video with this blog, which I hope will help remind everyone that the Occupy movement is made up mostly of reasonable students, teachers, seniors, workers, parents, labor unions and others who love their country so much that they won't stand by and let greed destroy it.
And lest any of you politicians out there forget (particularly the ones who order pograms at 1 am), the Occupy movement is made up of VOTERS.
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