Jack, don't be a whiner. Don't wait for someone else to come along and solve your problems. As I write this, there are demonstrations and protests taking place all over the world as part of the
Occupy Movement. There have been some very sad stories being shared online. No, the system is not perfect. Jack, there are way too many interests, opinions and special agendas in this world for the system to ever be perfect. By the time you read this, just maybe the occupy movement will have determined some kind of agenda. Maybe they've figured out that in order to bring about positive change they need to present a set of compelling ideas, rather than just complain. Now, I support standing up for what you believe in. But Jack, timing is everything. Since the Occupy Movement has no set agenda - outside of pointing out how bad things have gotten for many - it will fail unless someone influential and capable of starting a constructive debate surfaces. The problem is, this has become political and we're at a point right now where everyone in politics is simply incapable of doing anything about it. Remember what we talked about:
when groups of people get together to decide things, they're wrong?
Now, I'll be the first to admit that I don't have the time nor energy to try and figure out the Occupy Movement, and I'm way outside of my element discussing it in such depth. I'm frustrated too, but if I spent my time and energy camping in some city park or debating financial policy with a group of cynics, our family would have some real problems - and it would be my fault. Jack, we're part of the 99% - our family has some, but there are many families who have a lot more, and that's ok. Your Mom and I will work hard to put food on the table and keep a warm roof over our heads. In the meantime, enjoy what we have, decide what you want and who you want to be. Don't spend time worrying about what you don't have.
Jack, there are some very compassionate people in the 1%, and there are some total pricks. The same is true about the 99%. The fact is, we're all on the road together. Being a fellow passenger means thinking about how the decisions you make will impact other people. The sheer number of selfish decisions made among the 99% have tremendous impact on the lives of other people. I'm not going to defend the selfish decisions that are made by the 1%, but this has a negative effect regardless of wallet size. So, rather than occupying space with a group of cynics, enjoy your trip down the road in a comfortable position and occupy
your seat. Being a part of the 1% is about perspective, not bank accounts. You can be anything you want to be, all you have to do is try.
