Keith, thank you for reading the OWS demands. . . now I'm ready to join.

[Lionessa]

I needed to know that it was going to become an organized group that could remain sustainable toward a singular goal, even if that goal was broadly presented.

Now I'm ready. There's a march near here this weekend, wish it was an occupation rather than a march, but better than nothing and being the other side of the country, the best I can do just now.

[Luminous Animal]

1. I don't know what the hell Keith read but there have been no official demands released.

[Lionessa]

2. Apparently there have been, from at least one group there, though

at the end the group who sent it weren't "Occupy Wallstreet" but rather a committee of some sort, can't find a transcript or video online yet though.

So I'm with you in being confused, but generally I trust Keith to know what he's presenting. I hope I'm not wrong in that this time.

[Luminous Animal]

3. The New York City General Assembly has released a declaration but no demands

http://www.scribd.com/doc/66968871/NYCGA-Declaration

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Demands is not the right word, he read the declaration

Olbermann did not call it 'demands' he called it by it's actual name, and read the entire statement as 'their special comment'.

[Lionessa]

11. Correct, but I do hear a demand in that declaration, everything points to some form of

financial corruption; political financial corruption, mortgage financial corruption, military & prison financial corruption.

I guess maybe I just have a realization that corruption across the board from government to corporation, dems & pubs, libs and libertarians, police and justice,... so maybe I'm reading into it what I want to. I don't think so though.

[Bluenorthwest]

13. No I agree with you

When I say 'the wrong word' I just mean not the one OWS is using for it. I'd not use demands, but I'd not take issue with it either!

[Lionessa]

7. Seems to me the demand is to clean up the financial corruption. You're not reading that?

[Bluenorthwest]

4. See the link.

http://nycga.cc/2011/09/30/declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-city/

[Matariki]

16. Here

http://www.nationofchange.org/declaration-occupation-new-york-city-1317784408

[SomethingFishy]

6. Quite the opposite for me...

I didn't need a list of demands.And when the "organizing" comes that's when things go to hell. Organization means someone needs to be in charge. To me the point of this "event" is that the people are powerless and felt the need to do something to take charge of their country back. I don't want someone making "demands" for everyone else.

Now what we are going to see is political opportunists throwing their hat into the ring. Lots of voters out there, lots of consumers, lots of donors.

The only people who have any right to list "demands" are the people who started this thing. And Anonymous is famous for not having a leader, having no specific agenda, and having no rules. This is their game we are just joining in.

[ixion]

9. it's another phase in the evolution

if we remain true to our goals, we will win. It can't be about parties, politics or personas. It has to be about We, the People.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2061464

[ixion]

8. glad to have you aboard!

We are the 99%! :toast:

[Exilednight]

10. Ironically, Current TV is not available in NYC. n/t

[Lionessa]

12. Here try this link for many streaming tvs and the only consistently working CurrentTV

that I have found

http://www.thertv.eu/

[bullwinkle428]

14. I hope a video of this is posted soon.

[Lionessa]

15. I'm hoping they'll put it up on CurrentTV as soon as the Pacific coast is broadcast.

I'll be watching and I'll post a link here if it does.