keep occupying

why dont occupiers put time towards becoming a politician and making changes there

 

shit if more people followed the structure but kept that occupy outlook maybe there would be more changes. A nation was never founded from anarchy that i know of, weve probably been here long enough to know that it wont work

 

So lets get pragmatic;

How does one become a politician?

 

Run for city counsel and then work your way up.

 

Has there been no changes to the system yet?

 

Yes, there have been changes, maybe not huge, but occupy has exerted some pressure, and it has been felt.

 

What do you do to run for city council?

 

^^^Go to city hall and file your intent to run, then start a campaign. Get out and start talking to people.

Google it Bro...

 

such as?

 

Well for one thing Occupy has altered the national dialogue. They have put things like income disparity and corperate greed on the lips of the politicians and the American public.

A more tangible effect occupy has had is when Bank of america announced it would start charging it's customers a monthly fee for using their debit card, Occupy was the first to vioce the American publics anger and many people threatened to pull their money out of the major banks and put it into local credit unions and what-not. There was even a day (Nov. 5th 2011) set for the run. Lo and behold, Citigroup, J.P. MorganChase, U.S. Bancorp, PNC Financial, KeyCorp, and others announced they would not be following Bank of Americas lead, then BOA finally relented on Nov 1 and dropped the fees.

 

see thats the thing tho, the occupy movement doesn't need a politician because then 'we' would be playing at their game instead 'we' must consolidate our needs into one voice so that we all get what we need, never losing sight that it is a people based movement.

and in order to become a politician you have to stab alot of people in the back to get ahead.

if they really wanted to be heard, instead of being dispersed around the country, everyone should camp out in D.C. just like back in the day, a simple, peaceful sit down just think everyone from across the country thats alot of people.

 

Thanks.

 

One of the most significant "changes" the Occupy movement has accomplished is changing the national dialogue. Occupy has gotten people from all walks of life talking about income disparity in America. If the Occupy movement dissolved (which it hasn't), saying you changed national dialogue and got people talking about the world they live in and their place in it is a huge accomplishment.

Change takes a very long time. Nothing wrong with being a catalyst.

 

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There have been some successes in saving homes from unfair foreclosures. I know Atlanta is one of the cities that has made that a big focus; there are other cities too but which ones escape me at this hour of the morning.

 

I do love zombiewolf :love:

 

Ywar covered some of it but I was kind of trying to drive that point here; the people who are represented by Occupy aren't the people with the time/money accessible to 'Start a campaign'.

I've been in a position of running for a parliamentary seat and even with a lot of support behind you, it takes effort time and money.

 

Occupy is about drawing attention to and changing a broken system, not becoming part of it.

 

You don't need a lot of money for a campaign to be elected Alderman on a city counsel, you just need to beat the streets, get your name out there and let be known your position on pertinent issues.

I was nominated for Alderman to a small town council.(no one else wanted the position lol) I served for a year or so before I moved out of the county and became ineligible. I was involved among other things in passing an ordinance that allowed any kind of livestock to be raised within the city limits, as long as it didn't bother your neighbors. Previously one could only raise chickens. I even got to give a little hippie/anarchist speech about the unstable economy and personal food security.

Actually, except one member (who was a state trooper), the entire counsel and mayor were self-professed Social Anarchists. Also, I got to scrutinize the patrol records and time sheets of the county sheriff and deputy's with whom we contracted to patrol the town. (Incorporated town, it's complicated) Caught 'em cheating on their hours too...any idea how much fun it is to sit at the front of the room in a meeting with them and be the cops boss? hehehe really fucking fun. :2thumbsup:

 

Gosh, I didn't know you cared...:daisy: