Thursday, October 27, 2011

HOW A 'PEACEFUL' PROTEST IS HANDLED IN TODAY'S DYSFUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACY

Do Republicans really think they can stop the protests without listening to the people who are protesting?  One would wonder if politicians and other 'power' figures, even some of the police, think they were anointed rather than appointed or elected.

Today, the protesters have also started protesting the lack of medical services.  A doctor in NY spoke on the street about how sickened he is  to see so many ill people needing medical care for whom it is not available.

We can only hope that the greed has pushed too far.  Now there is more of a cry for single payer medical for all.  This doctor says inequality kills, poverty kills, stagnation kills.  He was Dr. Stephen Auerbach.of Physicians for National Health Program.  To see their proposal, click here.  This is a non-profit group who has been fighting for almost a decade.

As the police continue to abuse the protesters, we see the first serious injury to a helpless unarmed man who served two tours in Iraq.  Coming back to the country he faced death to protect, this country may have killed him.  He is currently in critical condition with a fractured skull.  Lie about who is behind them are being circulated, but why?  The kind of attempts to brainwash which have worked for so long have finally stopped working and those who are threatened seem desperate.  We can only hope they do not push these people who are trying to stay peaceful into a violence

You may wish to watch the BBC description of the 'Unequal' US sees Occupy Wall St clashes.  Click here.    May we all wish success to the protesters and thank them for making overt the wishes of all of us, even those of us who can't join them at their protests with anything other than verbal support and money.

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