Well... best I go find something else to do. Many of the non union, working class (or almost middle class) people of Chicagoland looked to Occupy Chicago as a voice for our collective grievances against wide spread abuses of Crony Capitalism.
Our collective concerns were not about gender. They were not about race. They were about how the "game" has been rigged in favor of the few at the expense of the many. Since September 23, 2011 that has changed. Occupy Chicago, and the support for the 99% (the rest of us who are struggling) is dead. What is there now, is a shell of what has been.
On October 15, 2011 Occupy, including the Twitter Pilots, brought 3,000 people to the street. Over time, however, the spirit of Occupy which generated Occupy Sandy, and Occupy Wall Street's "The Rolling Jubilee" never manifested here in Chicago. The spirit of an inclusive, caring, human and humane community never rose to prominence here in Chicago. If you had means and could gain access you were welcome to Occupy Chicago's general Assembly. For some that represented a minimum investment of $10.00 per visit to the GA. If you did not have the resources, you were left out of the process. Occupy Chicago reflected the distrustful condescension which marks the corrupt politics of the city as a whole. From July 2012, after the National Gathering, Occupy became divisive on gender and race issues as professional activist took over, and pushed out the majority of the supporters who were still active and engaged.
Well then... thank you very much to the professional, activist, and agitators for killing yet another real grassroots movement.
So Long... and thanks for the video.
Much appreciated.
