To occupy or not to occupy, that is the question

[TBF]

4. Interesting to see this kind of a comment here in the Occupy forum -

I would expect it out in general but not here.

There is nothing wrong with voting, and as a socialist I still vote (even volunteered for the campaign in 2008) - but the point of Occupy is to pick up where voting leaves off. We all voted for Obama, yet look at how little progress he was able to make. We have some things that are positive for sure - Lily Ledbetter, the Health Care improvements, continued UI for those who need it ... It is erroneous to think that the President has the power to make big changes. Any significant changes that have happened in this country to benefit average people (as opposed to the 1%) have come to fruition due to resistance, protesting and sometimes even war (in the case of abolishing slavery).

Your comment "occupy the ballot box" is naive at best, subversive at worst - as in sit back and vote and wait for the change (thereby undermining the entire Occupy movement) ... It doesn't work that way.