Democratic Chanting Mode in Occupy Atlanta

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...because is uploaded by the opposition. They think this makes their case. LOL

The problem with having politicians make speeches in the Occupations is that because we are claiming to be the 99%, it is too easily used as a way of securing a large number of votes in the next election. Think of the economy of gaining the 99% with just one speech!

There are at least two camps who want the same thing, but want to get it in at least two different ways. One way to get change is sought thru legislation and getting Washington to change their tactics. Another way is to burn Washington to the ground and totally rebuild a different and new system. And by "new" I do not mean socialist. Some people are interested in communist and socialist ideas, but socialism is not going to happen. Enuf of us won't let it. This is not a socialist movement any more than it is a fascist movement. 

The reason the group could not come to a consensus is because those two ways of getting what we want are dividing us. We need to find a way to include the Voices of individuals like Mr. Lewis, without rising being manipulated for votes. 

In Los Angeles, the celebrities are staying away from the cameras and are making their contributions without using their fame. Perhaps politicians could go the same route. 

There have been some personalities who have spoken at the Occupations, and the pattern seems to be that they don't really have anything to gain by doing so. But this may change. It could be said that Immortal Technique stands to gain financially by speaking and performing at the Occupation, so this will have to be looked at. 

However, the politician issue is just too obvious. NO politicians!!! They are going to use this to get votes so they can return to office and take hand-outs from Wall Street in exchange for letting it run the world for another 4 years. No thanks!! In fact, I'm sure Wall Street is actually encouraging them to do this. Wall Street has nothing to lose if a politician gets up and makes some promises or sings some praises to the Occupiers = as long as they look the other way when Goldman Sachs pulls more crap behind our backs. This is how it's all been done up to this point and we know it. How else are we going to make this stop except to simply stop listening to politicians as a matter of principle? 

If a Politician gets up and says,

"I'm going to use my remaining time in office to transition the govt to self-dissolution (Thanatos) in order to make way for what you people are going to bring into being, and so I won't need your votes in the next election because if I have my way, there won't be one!"

then fine. But lets see if any of them do that. 

btw, I'm with the crowd who wants the whole edifice to come down. If you couldn't guess. And I would like to see it replaced with an online system of governing and value trade. No middle-men. But we need more people to start thinking about this and designing it if it's going to work. Can't just imagine it and push the "Start" button before the program is written. 

Where are the Integral thinkers who are willing and ready to work on this? 

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"The Left Hand Path, not merely the Right ... must take the lead."

~SES pg. 148