I keep wondering what I would do if I were camped out near Wall Street for several weeks with several hundred other people, how I would spend my time. Its rather hard to imagine myself not getting into some kind of trouble. I'm sure I would spend a lot of time meeting new people, talking, and expousing the necessity and glory of revolution in our corrupt and decadent culture.
But that would only go so far. I would need other diversions. I might have some good books with me, to keep in my tent. Maybe a radio. Then too, why not a laptop and a smart phone? Hell, throw in a few pots and pans, and I might as well be home.
I think I might get to feeling a bit claustrophobic. I can imagine myself wanting to take breaks from Zuccotti Park, and walk around lower Manhattan, possibly over to Battery Park. Are the protesters showering often enough? That would concern me.
To be an Occupy Wall Street protester full time, I would have to be mighty motivated. I salute the people who are, and I remind them, and everyone else; sustained protests usually work in this country. The Viet Nam war protests, the women's rights protests, the racial equality demonstrations - all worked, all achieved, for the most part, their purpose. The gay rights movement is next in line, and the political and economic equality movement has just begun.
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