The OCCUPY Movement and Terrorist Envy

What started as a relatively small uprising in New York was ignored by local media, until it grew too big to be ignored and forced even mainstream media, and the public, to pay attention.

'Occupy Wall Street' has begun the most exciting, grassroots revolution since the Civil Rights struggle headed by the late Martin Luther King Jr. What started in New York, now has an undeniable presence worldwide. Most would agree that the main focus of the movement is to rally against corporate greed and influence on personal lives and freedoms. Youtube.com is full of these videos, and mostly everyone seems to agree on this theme. Like all effective rebellions, the enemies have taken notice. This movement has been so effective, that even racist, white power groups want a piece of the action. You won't have to look too hard to find blogs from these groups, and the mainstream media is using this envy to their advantage. The latest accusations against the movement from mainstream media include racism, anti-semitism, and violence. At the other end of the spectrum, is the fear that the movement could become co-opted by the compromising, liberal politics that helped get us into this corporate mess. Famous blogger and truthdig editor Chris Hedges, has a response to this : "The best that liberals can do is sheepishly pretend this is what they wanted all along. Groups such as MoveOn and organized labor will find themselves without a constituency unless they at least pay lip service to the protests." In a youtube.com interview, Chris Hedges was also quick to point out that the State (powers that be) knows how to deal with violence, but they don't know how to deal with the Occupy movement. This emphasizes the utter importance of keeping the movement non-violent for its very survival, because instigators and infiltrators will come. That's inevitable. Mainstream media is already trying to portray this movement as nothing more than anarchist hoodlums and terrorists, even though there are military servicemen and war veterans getting actively involved in the protest. Besides, this movement will have enough to contend with corporate terrorist groups like XE (formerly known as 'Blackwater') - the ones who terrorized Iraq and even New Orleans, unbeknownst to many. What this movement offers is far greater than any violent opposition could ever accomplish. Just look online. The world is watching... and waiting.