Spotted this on Twitter and had to share it here. Created by Mark Miller (@Gonzoville).
If I could carry a sign in an OWS march…
It would read:
One people
One planet
One chance to change
For the better
Pay attention 1%!
I don’t suppose anyone would like to carry my idea in a march?
This video shows actual footage of the strange and elusive Occupy Melbourne tent monster.
I love the ever-living crap out of these guys :) All Occupies should start doing this :)
Ladies - just make sure you’re decently attired underneath. Guys - wear nothing. It’ll serve them right ;)
(Source: citizen-earth)
OWS - I Love That You’re Doing Stuff
I love reading the posts about Occupy re-taking houses that were illegally foreclosed upon. I love hearing that Occupy helped prevent an illegal foreclosure.
I love that, despite all the setbacks and prohibitions rising up against it, the People’s Library is still going strong.
I love that people are sharing ideas to get their communities pointed in one direction against a common foe.
But, as I always tell myself [and others] when cleaning up a big mess - there’s always more.
The 1% stopped you from feeding and sheltering the homeless, but you can still feed them. You can still work together with them to take over foreclosed homes and use them for shelter.
You can still band together and shout, “Show me the mortgage!” in the yards of homes that are about to be foreclosed upon.
You can (probably) walk amiably up to Mayor Bloomburg’s(?) house and then whip out the castanets and start making noise.
You can hang out in the public areas of City Hall.
You could possibly file a complaint against the city while you’re there.
You can occupy the lobbies of every last evil corporation in your area and stay there until you’re seen by the people in charge. And always - remember to be polite and civil when voicing your grievances. Remember to point out that being evil is just sowing the seeds of their own destruction. Be logical and coherent. And if you’re afraid you’re not either, hand them a copy of How and Economy Grows and Why it Crashes with a sincere, “You really need to read this book. It’s important. Your life and livelihood depends on it.”
And if they agree with you - ask them what they’re doing to solve the problem. Ask them how they think it’s going to work. Share the results.
I love OWS. It’s doing something to solve the problem it sees. Even if it’s not enough, it’s better than the nothing that was being done previously.
Do occupy wall street protests represent your views economy?
They allow you to reload and re-vote.
Re-vote often. I think that’s how the right wing has their view in the lead.
Please sign! It's still important.
The world - especially the Fox-News-ignorant world - needs to see that military grade pepper spray is not as harmless as this brainless bint would have you believe.
A Poem - not mine.
Australia
When the shearing sheds are silent and the stock camps fallen quiet
When the gidgee coals no longer glow across the outback night
And the bush is forced to hang a sign, ‘Gone broke and won’t be back’
And spirits fear to find a way beyond the beaten track
When harvesters stand derelict upon the wind swept plains
And brave hearts pin their hopes no more on chance of loving rains
When a hundred outback settlements are ghost towns overnight
When we’ve lost the drive and heart we had to once more see us right
When 'Pioneer’ means a stereo and 'Digger’ some backhoe
And the 'Outback’ is behind the house. there’s nowhere else to go
And 'Anzac’ is a biscuit brand and probably foreign owned
And education really means brainwashed and neatly cloned
When you have to bake a loaf of bread to make a decent crust
And our heritage once enshrined in gold is crumbling to dust
And old folk pay their camping fees on land for which they fought
And fishing is a great escape; this is until you’re caught
When you see our kids with Yankee caps and resentment in their eyes
And the soaring crime and hopeless hearts are no longer a surprise
When the name of RM Williams is a yuppie clothing brand
Not a product of our heritage that grew off the land
When offering a hand makes people think you’ll amputate
And two dogs meeting in the street is what you call a 'Mate’
When 'Political Correctness’ has replaced all common sense
When you’re forced to see it their way, there’s no sitting on the fence
Yes one day you might find yourself an outcast in this land
Perhaps your heart will tell you then, 'I should have made a stand’
Just go and ask the farmers that should remove all doubt
Then join the swelling ranks who say, “Don’t Sell Australia Out!”
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—Miles Vorkosigan | Cryoburn | Lois McMaster Bujold.