Occupy Ashland continues...

Sunday 10-23 ... a cold day

Yesterday (Monday Oct 24 2011) was the eleventh day of Occupy Ashland. We have so far only a committed few showing up to hold signs and talk with the public, to stand on the front line, our main interface with the public that we are hoping to awaken to the fact that they are the 99%, along with those of us on that line. And that we are here protesting for them as well as ourselves.

Monday 10-24 .. a warmer day and wet too...

Each person here brings his or her own perspectives and grievances to the movement. So it is by no means a partisan affair. There are those of different political persuasions and creeds here, agreeing on the basics that our government is broken, that among other things, there is too much money in politics, that our representatives are auctioned off to the highest bidders, that the criminals on Wall Street need to be prosecuted, that we need to focus on the economic recovery of this country by creating jobs, by forcing the big banks and corporations to stop sitting on the approximately 3 trillion dollars they currently have and are not circulating into the economy, by fixing the tax code so that the 1% pay more of their fair share of the tax burden that they've shoved down on the 99% over the last thirty years.

One thing seems certain, none of the one percent lives in Ashland... so every one here is a ninety-nine percenter. Unfortunately, most are still in denial. You should see all the thumbs down and sour looks we get, from those who obviously are no where near being among the one percenters, like we've insulted them by accusing them of not being filthy rich... I just don't get it... people who are against their own self interest.

The poor have little,
Beggars none;
The rich too much
Enough not one.
--Benjamin Franklin

Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a folly.--Benjamin Franklin

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.--Benjamin Franklin

Check out the Ashland Independent's report of Occupy Ashland's encounter with City Counsel at:
 http://dailyindependent.com/local/x2117288260/Occupy-movement-plans-to-get-permit-change-locations

Occupy Wall Street, Ashland, the world...

Occupy Ashland - Oct 16, 11

The Occupy movement is alive and well. We occupied Judd Plaza in Ashland since Friday night, and plans are to keep it going as long as it takes. Of course that will depend on how many people realize that they are the 99% and will support the effort to get the corrupting money and power of Wall Street out of our democratic processes. It depends on the 99% realizing that the game has been changed, that the richest among us have reneged on the deal that allowed our country to prosper, for there to be a prosperous working class. Since the early '80s, the working class has been squeezed, production has increased, while wages have remained stagnant. At the same time, healthcare and other benefits have declined, and the working poor, elderly, and out of work poor have been crushed with the systematic elimination of the safety net, and that of the richest county in the world.

Occupy Ashland - Oct 15, 11 (World Occupation Day)

It's way past time for a change. And we don't believe congress has it in them to make the changes necessary to give our government back to the people, by and for which our constitution has supposedly provided it. The occupy movement is not a partisan movement. It is open to all who realize that our system is broken. That our "representatives" are auctioned off to the highest bidders, that they can't change the system even if they wanted to, and they don't, because it's a great gig... great pay, plus perks and gifts from lobbyists, a fantastic pension (100% of their salary...for life), and a Cadillac health care plan. Of course they want to be career politicians, thinking only about how to keep their jobs. Not by pleasing their constituents, but by accepting unlimited campain funds from the richest among us, who want even more, and who don't think they should have to pay anything to help the other 99%.

Ashland Occupation - Oct 16, 11

If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.    --Professor Irwin Corey 

I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.--H.L. Mencken

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.--Lenin 

A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.--George Bernard Shaw