OK, so now we have a pretty good idea of what the situation is. The question is

[jgraz]

what the hell do we do about it? :shrug:

[dgibby]

1. BOHICA! n/t

[movonne]

2. Get out in the streets .... not sure that would work but it is something..

I am so angry to see this country has become...it is scarey...

[jgraz]

4. And... then what?

I'm really serious. I'm completely out of ideas as to what we do next.

[readmoreoften]

6. The nation's history gives us clues: mass strikes in Seattle led to strike committees.

Move everyone towards a moment when mass strikes are possible. Get sympathetic military to stand down (or stand up against the police/Blackwater). The strikes have to be nation-wide. Uneven distribution will cause cities to be crushed. Call for sympathy strikes around the world (you better believe it would happen--if US workers stood up, those around the world would as well.) Form strike committees to organize basic functions of state for the people: trash pick up, water service. Then the people take over everything. Declare a worker's council democracy. The stockholders and landlords just all made the wrong investment. Have real discussions. Have real elections, of real people, who represent us. Coordinate with other strike committees--hopefully from around the world.

We're not ready for anything close to this. But this is something to work towards. We're the ones who know how to farm, teach, manufacture, make coffee, do laundry, build houses, design machines, debug software, drive our own cars without a chauffeur, pump gas, deliver life-saving medicine; we're the ones who shoot their guns, wash their windows, process their checks. The banker and CEOs are literally nothing without us. And that's why they're stockpiling guns.

There was once a time when monarchs ruled the world through family lineage. We stopped that. Now we have another issue to address.

[katrinebonn]

3. hello there

im from California.

I have no idea of what you are talking about.

[bvar22]

5. Move to The Woods.

Plant a BIG garden.
Maybe a few chickens and goats, because...
Nobody in Washington gives a shit about your Working Class Ass.
They are going to take it ALL and give it to their rich friends.

Learn to provide for yourself and live well on a very low taxable income.
Become involved in local Humanitarian Issues and ways to deny funding for the Corporations and their bought politicians.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

7. Peace of the Action is where I'm putting my energy.

http://peaceoftheaction.org/

Starts this spring in DC
find a way there- be a part of history