Toma la Bosa. The protesters in Espana have declared a solidarity protest in support of the occupation of Wall Street. There are also rumors of solidarity protests in cities across the US.
End Corporate Personhood. That's the demand.
People across the world understand that corporations are the problem. Not corporations in theory, but corporations as people. And make no mistake, the government considers corporations people. If the Citizens United decision didn't convince you of that then I don't know what will.
Under US constitutional law corporations have the same rights as people. That is a fact. If you look at US constitutional precedence then Citizens United should come as no surprise. It should be assumed. Corporations are people. Money is speech. Therefore corporations should be able to spend as much as they want on political campaigns.
But, what we all know is that either of those things makes for a bad society, and the combination of the two makes for a horrible society. So, if we can stand against either of these things then we can make a difference, whether that be only a matter of educating people about the fact that both of these things are true in our political system or actually changing something.
You know that we have a problem that runs deeper than just electing more and better democrats. You know that we have a systemic problem. You know that only using the electoral system will not get us to where we want to be. The electoral system has never been the only way to improve the situation of people. Never.
What I'm calling for, what I'm going to participate in, is general assembly of people who are dissatisfied and disillusioned and angry with the current system we have. People who rightfully know that we have little to no significant say in what goes on in government. Because government is the domain of the rich as things stand now.
This is why I ask you to join me, in spirit if not in person. Because I, because we, know that there is another way. Because we know that money is not free speech. Because we know that corporations aren't people. Because we know that we can make a difference.