News at the front

           Yesterday, October 1st, Day 15,  NYPD arrested over 700 protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge. I write "over" because some estimates have been as high as 800 arrests. The claim, from both protesters and onlookers, is that the police led the protesters across the bridge on the road, allowed a large number of them to get a third of the way across the bridge, then penned them in and began arresting them. Of course, this story did not remain consistent in the mainstream media:

 Not surprising the mainstream media strives to be politically correct when it comes to the boys in blue. Still and all, I would like to remind anyone reading that the blue collar police force is still part of us, the 99%. I watched a video just this morning from another of the occupations elsewhere of an officer responding admirably to the protesters as one hung behind shouting "fuck you" in a rather inflammatory manner at anyone with a badge. They are us, and they are as trampled by the corporate machine as any of us. The videos show the white shirts at the bridge; what do you gather from this? Every time the police address the occupation, they do it with strong supervision. Translation, they take us seriously. So understand two things from this... 1) as always, it's those in charge with the agenda against us, not their subordinates, and 2) we have made a dent.

  

It is not an easy path to tread in Liberty Square. Revolution is never a cakewalk. Those in charge of the power structure, those with the most to lose, will put any obstacle in our path to make our journey seem hopeless. And as any true survivor knows, the struggle will make us stronger. This movement has grown so much larger in the past week, it gets continuously harder to track each passing day. I urge everyone to visit Occupy Together (linked at right) to get an idea of the scope we are dealing with. So much passion and determination directed at changing the world we live in, the space we occupy, and all of it non-violent. I am so proud of my brothers and sisters around the country and around the world rising up against the oppression of the golden handcuffs, of a financial system so corrupted by greed it infects every facet of our lives until any power to be had lies in the hands of the wealthy. Brothers and sisters of the revolution, I commend your courage in the face of insurmountable odds. Stay strong, and peaceful, and we will overcome the 1% that chains us. And to that 1%, I'll let a message from our family up north in OccupyCanada speak for me: