The Death of The Occupy Movement

Two Activist at LaSalle and Jackson, April 7, 2012 

That which swirls around the computer screen this morning is not the wispy, grey swirls of second hand cigarette smoke. I had my last cigarette at 4:00 PM last Sunday. While visiting with my son at Fort Leonard Wood for his graduation from AIT, I picked up a commercial pack of cigarettes. The FDA approved, and modified, Cigarettes scorched my bronchia. In less than 24 hours I had a raging case of bronchitis. So, for now at least, I am again a non-smoker. The only perk to not smoking, is not smoking; and all that is contained in a healthier life style. Society will piss all over a smoker for being a smoker, and once the smoker stops smoking, society will continue to find some other reasons to piss all over the ex-smoker. The oligarchy, and the 1% nation, needs to find some means to remind the 99% that they do not measure up. They just have to keep everyone in their place, right?

That brings me to a touchy subject….

Clown Bloc at LaSalle and Jackson, May 20, 2012 

• Inequality rising: inflation-adjusted household incomes, 1979-2007 
• Change in real hourly wages by wage percentile, 1973 - 2009 
• Trends in the Distribution of Household Income Between 1979 and 2007

The Death of The Occupy Movement

Ah… who says?

• Occupy Wall Street movement has hit a wall
• What Stonewall Got Right, and Occupy Got Wrong 
• Can Occupy Wall Street survive?
• The Occupy Movement Is Going Nowhere
• Could the end be near for Occupy Wall Street movement? 

NoNato Rally, May 20, 2012

To all those who are eulogizing Occupy, kindly get a clue. Moreover, to all those who have utter distain for the horizontal democracy of Occupy, again, I add "clue in."

We have pointed out the problems in how you run your nation. If you decided to fix it, that is your prerogative. I would suggest that you, with all your wealth, connections, and true Chicagoist Clout, get busy on fixing your mess. 

You know what you need to do. You have all the tools necessary to formulate a nation state where there is “liberty and justice for all.” You do not need us to tell you how to fix your mess. You need to fix your mess. We are fixing our corner of the world allotted to us, and we don’t need your help telling us where we have gone wrong, or where we are going wrong. It is your mess, it is the mess you have made of the United States of America, and you can fix it.

• Reports of Occupy’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated 

I would suggest, on this fine Sunday Morning in late June of 2012 some eight months since Occupy Chicago took to the sidewalks at LaSalle and Jackson, that you just might want to pay attention to the teachings of your Jesus Christ. 

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17

No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24

LaSalle and Jackson, November 19, 2011

Chicago Bail Fund

The Chicago Bail Fund will assist those arrested in Chicago while protesting the war-machine of NATO, economic injustice, and related issues. It has been set up by Occupy Chicago, who will administer the funds with the help of its fiscal sponsors, the Crossroads Fund and 8th Day Center for Justice. All donations are tax-deductible.

To make a donation by check, make checks payable to "8th Day Center / Chicago Bail Fund", and mail (or drop off) to:

8th Day Center for Justice
205 W Monroe St # 500
Chicago, IL 60606

Funds are still needed!