Michael Moore:The Winter of Our Occupation

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http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/winter-our-occupation

And now it is winter. Wall Street rejoices, hoping that the change of seasons will mean a change in our spirit, our commitment to stop them.

They couldn't be more wrong. Have they not heard of Washington and the troops at Valley Forge? The Great Flint Sit-Down Strike in the winter of 1936-37? The Michigan Wolverines crushing Ohio State in the 1950 Blizzard Bowl? When it comes to winter, it is the time historically when the people persevere and the forces of evil make their retreat!

We are not even 12 weeks old, yet Occupy Wall Street has grown so fast, so big, none of us can keep up with the hundreds of towns who have joined the movement, or the thousands of actions -- some of them just simple ones in neighborhoods, schools and organizations -- that have happened. The national conversation has been irreversibly changed. Now everyone is talking about how the 1% are getting away with all the money while the 99% struggle to make ends meet. People are no longer paralyzed by despair or apathy. Most know that now is the time to reclaim our country from the bankers, the lobbyists -- and their gofers: the members of the United States Congress and the 50 state legislatures.

And they're crazy if they think that a little climate chaos (otherwise known as winter in the 21st century) that they've helped to bring about is going to stop us.

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[Huey P. Long]

1. occupy. -eom

[Arctic Dave]

2. K&R

If people are willing to stand tall when the temperature goes low, you know you have a movement that is not going anywhere.


Solidarity.

[slay]

3. Solidarity!

k&r

[Bozita]

5. Love the graphic!

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8. Same here with yours

nice avatar too - War Is A Racket indeed.

War is a Racket by Smedley Butler -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3_EXqJ8f-0

[Generic Other]

4. 'You Be Squatters in Your Own Home'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVYIBikzwmk&feature=youtu.be

Interesting clip from Moore's film.

[starroute]

6. At the moment, global warming is working in favor of the occupiers

What I get from Weather Underground is that various factors I don't understand (having to do with the Arctic Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation) mean that the weather on the East Coast is likely to remain on the warm side for the foreseeable future, with mild temperatures and no major snowstorms.

It's true that there will be a brief spell of seasonably cold weather this weekend, but after that it will warm up again and stay that way for at least the next 2-4 weeks or even longer. And that will provide an ample window for Phase II of the movement -- which involves anti-foreclosure actions and the like -- to get well settled in.

[Mojeoux]

7. Occupy Social Media!

:+ O8) :P :bounce: :think: :hi: :fistbump:

[HCE SuiGeneris]

9. K & R