Reply #36: I posted this earlier on a different thread

[Demeter]

OWS is recreating the community of the People: the People who created this unique experiment in democracy.

By emphasizing the stark differences between our 99% and the 1%, OWS will wean away the common base of the GOP, those too ignorant to stop voting against their own economic interests.

With the voters turning away, the GOP WILL whither. Some of the worst racists/sexist/religious bigots may never join with us, but they won't be voting for the 1% either. Reagan's unholy alliance will be broken at last.

Similarly, with the lines clearly defined on economic and political terms for the first time since FDR, Corporations WILL be regulated again, both the Banks and the Others. OWS will give candidates back the ability to run without huge corporate bribes, and take down the influence peddlers by regulating them out of existence.

I do not know if it will be possible to finally prosecute war criminals, ALL the war criminals, whether W or O, but that is the ultimate sign of a healthy electorate in charge of itself.