John David's Blog: Life--Observed and Reported - Posts Tagged "the-occupy-movement"

The original text that was to become the Essays for the 99%, Parts I and II was written back in 2009, obviously before the "Occupy" movement.
So essentially I was writing for an audience that did not yet exist as an "organized" group.
The thought process that was to form The Carrot and The Stick, and A Call to Action, began to gestate during my college years, ironically enough, back at UC Davis, sight of the infamous "pepper spraying" act of terrorism against the peaceful protesters.
You could say that I saw the "writing on the wall," as I watched the decline of "the People" and their interests for the entirety of my adult life.
I watched our wages decline as prices increased, watched our jobs being exported, our country mortgaged, our future traded to our foreign enemies for the proverbial "30 pieces of silver."
Ultimately I could no longer contain the words that I had long spoken to anyone who would listen, and decided to commit them to the printed and digital page.
If I fail to inspire, to motivate, to germinate reform, at least history will know that We the People of this once greater Nation did not silently acquiesce to this "violation" of our American Dream.
We spoke out, we protested, we "ranted" to all who would listen, (and many who would not) as we tried to preserve the idea of a "United Nation."
If you have read the entire series of the Essays for the 99%, you will see the evolution of my thought process from a position of pure outrage in Parts I and II, to a more philosophical and calm approach to the awful betrayal we are now subjected to.
Parts III through VII were written over a three-month span in late 2011, early 2012, so about three years after what was to become the first two parts.
Will there be more Essays for the 99%?
Possibly.
Should there be?
Definitely.
I have outlined at least 12 more already, but when I reach the point that I am simply repeating myself, that will be the natural stopping point, of course.
Part VIII is fomenting now, and is tentatively entitled M.O.T.S, or More of the Same, which is what we can expect if we do nothing to change the path that we are on.
More joblessness, while our "leaders" crow about adding millions of "minimum wage" jobs, more foreclosures while they trumpet "recovery," and more abuse of the people's rights as the 1% shout "Freedom!" from their palaces and high places.
You don’t have to “buy” the Essays for the 99% in order to hear their message. You can listen to the FREE author’s reads at the website:

http://www.johndavidauthor.com/Essays_for_the_99_.html

Agree or disagree, please add your voice to the debate. There is no more time for inaction.
Complacency is complicity, and both are absolutely unacceptable.

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