99 Percent Muse

General thoughts, musings, and ramblings related to the U.S. Revolution, by Justin Val.

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Occupy Black Friday

Mic check! Happy holidays! During this season our wallets are lighter. Many are working as hard as ever. Our leaders are not listening to us. Our democracy has been broken. Please consider how much you spend into corrupting democracy. Together we are unstoppable. A better world is possible. Mic Off

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The Global Revolution

It seems that Occupy support is growing, but it varies widely. It varies from the swept up, Children of the Revolution, type to the I'm not sure what I think, vaguely supportive. Then, there are people who go around intentionally hitting protestors with their cars, throwing chemical bombs in their tents, infiltrating and embezzling money from them, infiltrate them to cause violence or riots or a myriad of other reasons, who twist and manipulate all the media to (mostly intentionally) misportray them, remove 40% of their YouTube videos off the web, to create media blackouts when the raids begin, to beat, mace, poison, and shoot unarmed people protesting peacefully with potentially mortal projectiles. And then, people get angry, and some people fight back for being attacked. I could go on. So, what's the big deal?

This is the Global Revolution.

What would you want of a Global Revolution?

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V for Voccupy

[Wall Street] is a symbol, as is the act of [Occupying] it. Symbols are given power by people. A symbol, in and of itself is powerless, but with enough people behind it, [Occupying Wall Street] can change the world.  -V for Val