This is why I Occupy

I know this might sound over the top, but I am passionate about this right now. So here it goes...

Seeing the hopeful smiles on people's faces does it. Being joyously thanked (by sober and drunk alike) for standing up for American rights does it. Seeing the profound impact we all are having on society does it. Being confident while standing up for something that I believe wholeheartedly in and seeing others with the equivalent amount or even more passion does it for me. All of this does it; it allows me to hurtle over all of the cynicism, hopelessness, and harassment I have received from many people over the past few days.

When I speak here, I speak for myself and maybe for many others in the movement. I am not against capitalism. I am not against corporations. I am not against the government nor am I against paying taxes. I am not against banks or credit unions. I am not against the media, or the police, any political party, religion, class, or democracy. As a matter of fact, I am very much for all of those things. We are against corporations stepping into the government and crushing the class system...the American dream. What are our demands? For local businesses to thrive. For the environment to not be trashed for corporate profit. We demand that every American have an equal chance to climb the socio-economic ladder that America prides itself so much on and has done so for the past several hundred years. 

I have never been into political activism. This is mostly because I had yet to find something that I passionaltely believed in before the occupy movement. I passionately believe in this. I consider myself a part of it. In the past, the citizens of this country has succeeded in stepping up to the plate when needed in activism. For the past several decades, however, the citizens of this country has gotten so used to being passive in politics. Could you ever imagine anything like this happening in the 90's? It was been a long time since we have seen anything close to this. Generations can no longer close their eyes and hold their tongues. This is a movement that is waking up the globe. It is now the citizen's chance to speak for their American rights. I have never been more proud to be a citizen this country.

Thank you for support!

Check it out:

http://www.occupycolumbiasc.org/