Occupy: Calm and Deliberate Intent

The Occupy Movement is not just on the steps of Wall Street or State Capitols anymore.  It is the outpouring of cumulative frustration that we all feel as we finally come to terms with systemic greed and the monopolization of power between the corporate and governmental interests.

We no longer believe in giving our authority over to governments or agencies of the government, yet we have become dependent upon them and feel that our authority is gone.  We feel betrayed.  Our laws, our finances, our food, our water and our security are all under the stranglehold of those who profit from influencing our government and creating an atmosphere of fear and dependence.  

The monetary and banking system has always been based on debt and profit.  It is the manipulation of our debts, our resources, and our very lives, that go into paying off those debts.  Slavery within the semblance of liberty has never served anyone but the masters.

Our laws are reflective of corporate influence and executive orders.  The Constitution is regarded as a relic.  Our Bill of Rights was sacrificed on the altar of false security.

We no longer believe the reasons that we were given for going to war.  We are outraged that our soldiers are being deployed into wars for corporate profit.  And we are sick as a nation over the condition of our veterans and their families.  And we all bear the scars of their trauma.

Liberty at home has been replaced with compliance.  The War on Terror is the Orwellian "forever war" that binds us all under constant surveillance and submission. 

We are frustrated by the corporate monopolization of the media.  We are frustrated by constant censorship of views and data which do not reflect the prescribed consensus reality.  

We are insulted by laws that label us as criminal when we speak out for our own freedoms or dare to declare that the government meant to serve us has sold us to the highest bidder.  

We can no longer ignore the intolerable complicity from our elected officials in this blatant act of treason, nor can we ignore the role we have played by our ignorance and by our compliance. We have all profited from playing our roles and from pretending that the consequences of decisions made on our behalf would not be borne by our personal responsibility.

But we are responsible.  We are the ones who must recognize what has been done and, despite our justifiable frustration, we must act with calm and deliberate intent.  We must expose the corruption and end our compliance with it.  We must resist the temptation to act in violence, which will give rise to a predictable - if not predetermined - use of military force against us. But we must act.

We can deprive the banking institutions of our patronage.  Transfer all checking and savings accounts to local credit unions immediately.  Keep our money invested in our community. 

We’ll vote our conscience and our freedom with every dollar we spend. 

We can boycott monopoly-controlled GMO foods.  Buy non-GMO and organic food from local farmers.  Support small family-owned businesses.  Demand the end of government subsidies that support the corporate chemical agricultural model.  

Demand the audit and end of the Federal Reserve.

We must restore the recognition of our rights.  Our rights were never granted by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.  These documents were the contract which recognized the rights which are inherent in our very existence.  This contract must not be broken by executive orders from any President or declared null and void by the imitation of law.

Therefore, we must repeal the Patriot Acts and repeal all extraconstitutional and unconstitutional laws which contradict our rights as free persons.  Trade agreements that enable global corporate governance and supersede local and national laws must likewise be immediately repealed.

All law enforcement and military must return to constitutionally designated limits.  Those among us who serve have an obligation to stand down in the face of orders which conflict with the Constitution or deny the guaranteed rights of any person. 

We must practice peaceful noncompliance with demands on our privacy.  And practice acts of kindness and patience with those who do not understand the significance of these actions.  Holding the modern equivalent of “teach-ins” to educate our families and friends in person and online will help to replace fear and frustration with clarity and resolve.

Occupy.