So what did Occupy teach us? That our so-called representative government, represents the 1%.

[rhett o rick]

You may not want to know that, but tough shit. Crawl back into your denial shell and hope that there will be change. Read my lips, all three branches of government are beholden to corporate money. Until that is changed, all is lost.

I have bought the meme that we can get control of the Democratic Party and make it represent the people. But the party machine has been coopted.

Here's a test. Ask your HOR rep and your Senators to forsake all corporate campaign money. They will laugh in your face.

Those that dare point out that the emperor has no clothes will be pepper sprayed and beaten and tortured. That's where we are.

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. #Occupy Congress, January 17. Remind them who they work for. nt

[rhett o rick]

2. They work for the 1%. If I may, we need to remind them they need to work for us.

Not sure what leverage we have. Usually those running all work for the 1%. How do we find people to run for office willing to reject corporate financing?

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. If we do a Wisconsin on each and every one of them, they'll get the message.

"Wisconsin" is now also an excellent verb!

[rhett o rick]

7. Very good. nm

[FarLeftFist]

3. Occupy the voting booths. Get grassroots campaigns going for populist candidates.

Shit is not going to be easy to steamroll the machine.

[unkachuck]

4. K&R....n/t

[Eddie Haskell]

5. It taught us that those with the least to lose, are the first to defend what really matters.

We all should have been in the streets.