Reply #47: They have real goals. How long did it take all those movements

[sabrina 1]

to get 'civil rights, abolition, labor rights'?? This movement is ONE MONTH OLD and already look at what they have accomplished.

Civil rights took centuries. This time, Chris Hedges is right I believe, and no one knows more about movements than he does.

You are still thinking inside the box. That was what we all were doing and that's why we failed to get anything done, other than elect Wall Street Candidates who then told us to STFU and keep voting for them because 'where else are you going to go'?? Arrogance on top of failure to represent the people are the reasons for this movement and its rapid growth is a sign of how many people were in agreement, as the polls have always shown, about issues that WE were constantly told were 'ponies' etc. etc. I have never a more spectacular failure than what the Democrats did with the majorities they were handed in 2008. But then again, they didn't fail the people they were really working for.

When the Unions began threatening to not donate their millions to the Dem Party a few months ago, when the Head of the National Firemen's Union stated that he would 'no longer be told we have nowhere else to go' the Dem Party should have listened, instead they and their operatives continued to insult those who put them in office with their votes.

Many of us tried to warn those carrying Rahm's and the rest of the DLC/Third Way message to people who had genuine concerns, but we all know what the responses were, the constant list of excuses. But we know that when people are committed to something, they get things done. The Party structure is owned at the moment by Corporations and they were committed to keeping their bosses happy. That is why we heard nothing but excuses and most of us, as the polls show, were never fooled by the excuses.

Now the people will lead, instead of waiting around for instructions. They do have somewhere else to go after all, I hope for THEIR sake the Dem Party loses that insult, it had a profound negative effect and ended up being a challenge to the Unions, to ordinary people and if anything helped spark this movement. I wonder who ever told them they could act that way towards the American people they are supposed to be representing? Whoever they are, they need to be fired. So much for the 'think tanks' and the 'political experts'. I never was too impressed by those 'professionals'. But they do get credit for helping to start this movement which is the only real hope of the people's needs finally being addressed.

The people will decide who gets elected, not political 'pacs' and professional political operatives this time. Energy like this is a good thing for democracy, especially one that has been hi-jacked by entities that care nothing for people.