In the 1976 there was a popular song called Convoy by CW McCall, it was about truckers and how they used CB radios to outwit the "Smokies". And yes there was a little bit of that rugged individualism going around, a trucker convoy was like a movement, it had momentum, you could join a truckers convoy, and as group break the speed limit, cause the truckers knew where the "Smokies" were. In 1978 there was even a movie called Convoy.
Today in 2011 no one really uses a CB radio anymore, we have email, facebook and Twitter. But there is convoy in 2011, and it is a movement, and it has momentum, and just like CW McCall sang back in the day
'Cause we got a little 'ole convoy, Rockin' through the night
Yeah, we got a great big convoy, Ain't she a beautiful sight
C'mon and join our Convoy, Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy, 'Cross the USA
Well the #OccupyWallStreet movement is gaining momentum, from one little facebook page to over 50. On Twitter, how can you keep up with the hash tags? I tried, I failed.
I've always said no one would rise up until the pain level is high enough, but families are desperate, 20 million without work, its been 3 years and there is no end in sight. $30 an hour jobs have been lost, replaced by $15 an hour jobs. Funny thing about humans, you can push us around, economically oppress us, give us shit jobs, destroy our family structure, take our homes.
But at a certain point people will snap. Is this the breaking point? I think its supposed to feel like this, more and more people I know are talking about #OccupyWallStreet. Its in the papers.
But is this the moment when the collective Pshyche of America realizes they have nothing to lose and everyone just suddenly has the same thought: "Fuck this".
OccupyBuffalo
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Occupy the London Stock Exchange
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Occupy OSU (Oklahoma State University)
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Carpool to #Occupy Wallstreet
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"Occupy Wall Street" Protest support in Phoenix
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Occupy Chicago
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#OCCUPYDC Oct. 6, 2011
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International:
#TOMALABOLSA in Madrid, Spain
#TOMALABOLSA in Valencia, Spain
TOMALABOLSA - Barcelona (Spain)
#OCCUPYBAYSTREET in Toronto, Canada
#OccupySquareVic in Montreal, Canada
#OCCUPYBANKOFENGLAND in London, UK
#ANTIBANKS in Lisbon, Portugal
#ANTIBANKS in Athens, Greece
#OCCUPYMARTINPLACE in Sydney, Australia
#OCCUPYBÖRSENSTRASSE in Stuttgart, Germany
#OCCUPYMARUNOUCHI in Tokyo, Japan
#OCCUPAZIONEPIAZZAAFFARI in Milan, Italy
#ANTIBANKS in Amsterdam, Netherlands
#ANTIBANKS in Algiers, Algeria
#ANTIBANKS in Tel Aviv, Israel
#OCCUPYSQUAREVIC in Montreal, Canada
Yeah, fuck. this. shit.
Maybe I can get a ticket for that NJ Peace Action bus ride ride down to DC next week, I went 4 times to protest President Bush and the 2 wars. Its time to get back in the saddle, warm up the 3/4 inch magic markers, get some poster board and be heard.
Its time to Occupy Washington DC, its time to #OccupyEverything, its time to rewrite that stupid convoy song:
'Cause we got a little 'ole protest, Rockin' through Wall Sreet
Yeah, we got a great big protest, Ain't she a beautiful sight
C'mon and join our protest, Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' Protest, 'Cross the USA
And if you think the Convoy analogy is corny, bull fooking shit, anyone whose gone down to a good ole fashioned protest in DC knows the busses start rolling early, you see groups of them rolling down I-95, some with signs taped to the sides, people in vans, cars. You can tell by the bumper stickers on family minivans, just what their political leanings are and where they are going. Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts license plates all roll into New Jersey by 6:30am. Thats right Rubber Duck, we got ourselves great big convoy, headed down to DC, and its time to put the hammer down.
And everyone stops at that rest stop in Delaware and theres only 3 bus parking spots left, so we park as 400 people stand in line to pee, buy snacks, and smile at everyone. Because they all know what we're on the highway for.
And yes, thats a fricking big assed fricking convoy, a million person convoy descending on Washington DC to demand jobs, to demand a living wage for their families, to demand the excesses of Wall Street be stopped.
And then when we get to DC, the cops won't even let the convoy of busses in the metro area, cause theres just too frickin many, we'll take the metro subway from Silver Spring to the Mall, and you climb the stairs up onto the grass.....
And theres like a million people there with you, every person you look at just smiles, and the feeling creeps over you that you're in good company, thats right because we're
Lets roll....
1:58 PM PT: Portland in the house !
http://occupyportland.org/
Sept 2007, Kossacks on the March video
8:25 PM PT: Me on da twitter
9:13 PM PT: My first 120 diaries never made the wreck list, 121 gets there- strictly on the backs of the Rescue Rangers, then 126 gets there, again because it was rescued. Thank you.....
Remember #OccupyEverything, #OccupyTogether, #OccupyPeaceful
Lets roll....
Sat Oct 01, 2011 at 12:06 AM PT: Occupy USA directory
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H/T Sara Ann Don't forget Las Vegas (2+ / 0-)
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#occupylasvegas
And another US national listing
http://www.occupythenation.com/...
Sat Oct 01, 2011 at 1:57 PM PT: H/t GLitterscale
Occupy Kansas City=OccupyKc
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128653500569977
http://occupykc.com/...