Occupy Wall Street

So much has gone down since I last posted on this blog:
The continued blooming of the Arab Spring with unrest in Syria, Yemen, and the killing of Gadhafi in Libya.
The relentless Obama bashing.
The obnoxious intrusion of the arrogant Tea Party in national politics.
The Republican primary circus. Opinion: A bunch of pathetic wannabees.
The relentless teacher bashing.
The still rising number of foreclosures.

The economic outlook remains dismal, due to, IMO, the refusal of the Republican house to compromise with any of Obama's proposals that involve raising taxes on the wealthy and the uber-wealthy, and the systematic, policy-driven oppression of the poor.

But the most significant and worthy event --Occupy Wall Street-- is, for me, the most promising global action in decades. Finally, Americans are once again exercising their democratic right to protest en masse. I hope that the numbers of protesters grow exponentially, and that we have a similar result as we did when we protested for peace in the 60's. Back then, the cops were pigs. I'm not sure that's changed, except that perhaps some are more discrete because of all the cameras that can broadcast abuses to the world instantly. 
It's two-faced to lecture foreign despots for abusing peaceful protesters when our own cops have done it and do it. The Kent State massacre is still vivid in my memory.

Even more than voting, peaceful protesting is the ultimate expression of freedom. To call the "Occupy Wall Streeters"  un-American reeks of Neo-Nazism. If you don't agree with their agenda, start your own movement.