I don't think there is a need for your normal 'grassroots' movement on this.. I think the voice is strong enough to elicit change before a "campaign" is nailed down.. Hell, BOA dropped that $5 charge because of them and now other banks will think twice about doing the same. <1/2 a million people took their money out of large banks and put into local credit unions in a single month, when usually that is an annual number..and this was all on just a 'whim' that OWS put together over night..
do you really thing mayors,senators,congressmen and the president aren't vividly aware of this movement and aren't scared to death of them IF they ever organize? the irony is, they don't need to organize.. because just their presence alone lets these people know they are out there and the whole world is watching..
if you want to know just how scared TPTB are, just watch FoxNews..
and it's not just OWS.. it's national, with the Walker recall, Kasich losing the vote and having to restore union-rights he tried to abolish,New Hampshire voters striking down newly implemented laws disallowing same day registration/voting..
I'm telling you, someone finally poked granpa one too many times and he's waking up pissed..
very true.. but since I also see them as 'left-leaning' I don't think our lists would vary, very much..
help what? speaking the truth? no, you're right.. I couldn't help myself.
So you see less traditional grass roots political organizing and more ... movement I guess would be the most appropriate word.
I think that's hard to sustain without those traditional steps and structures that I mentioned, but on the other hand, this might be something new, where social media allows you to skip all that and lets ideas just sort of flow out like a wave.
We'll know in a few months if these guys start knocking off Democratic incumbents for their own guys.
