A New Protest Movement Proposed: America 1-2-3

Please!

Caution: Extremely Lame Idea. Proceed at your own risk.

gee i wonder where this will go?

Just talk to our congressmen? Do you really think they are going to reject their own interests and bite the hand that feeds them? (lobbists) Sorry, there can be NO middle of the road approach with these people. If Occupy didn't get in there face and continue to do what they do, we would still be blathering about this so called deficit we don't have.

Your criteria for qualifying OWS as left wing extremists please? It never fails to astound me that whenever anyone acts for the general benefit of the public, that they are called left wing extremists. I do believe it is more of a statement about the name caller, than the public defender.

How can a truly politically informed individual not see the massive difference between how the two parties behave,

It's not so much about how the parties behave, which is essentially whoring themselves out to the highest bidder, it's about how both parties continually come together against the people particularly when it comes to the economy (the Federal Reserve bailouts, ignoring bank fraud etc) and the wars.

I tire of the simplistic outlook—the outright defeatist attitude—that is the assumption that both parties are inherently bad and are thus on equal terms. How can a truly politically informed individual (obviously this term comes with some degree of relativity, but hopefully you understand) not see the massive difference between how the two parties behave, and instead devolve into plain exaggeration?

The democrats—far from perfect—are also far from behaving like Republicans. While one party caters to the puppet master, the other can only futilely resist as the conglomerate corporate media ensemble banters on continuously while special-interest groups drown out the voices of the people and fill our representatives with even more nonsensical rhetoric. It is a very tight rope to walk as a progressive democrat, for media talks.

While the libertarians, defeatists, apathetic, and politically uninformed may choose to vote for Ron Paul out of principle (ironic, since he's running under GOP ticket), I've got the past and probability on my side: that it simply will not happen. Until one of the two parties gets obliterated—either by scandal (indictments perhaps?), or uselessness (Democrats could in theory assume the center-right, marginalizing the GOP extremists and represent the PEOPLE conservatively rather than simply using it as a front to represent special-interests/business), no third party is going to take over—not this soon, and not in time. Would I relish the idea of the Green Party assuming a spot? Would I even take a libertarian such as Ron Paul running under the GOP nominee over the other GOP nominees? You bet I would. I don't believe it will happen, though.

As far as I'm concerned, there are a few reasons Ron Paul is doing as well as he is right now, but there are also very clear reasons why he won't do any better. They (not to simplify, but media, business, etc) want him in the light JUST enough to allow pro-Paulers (sorry) the outlook that there may just be a slivers chance he might win. This in turn draws the widening moderates, independents, and apathetic/defeatist voters away from what would certainly be a democratic vote.

On the other hand, Ron Paul will receive little more than the bare minimum of coverage and chance so as not to do TOO well. Certainly Ron Paul is not the prime Republican puppet, as he is not as well groomed and will certainly do more for the people rather than be corrupted to the extent of the other candidates. I find he's just being used. While I disagree with Paul's perspective, I do believe he THINKS that he has the people's best interest in mind—a straw I can grasp onto in dire times over the other candidates certainly.

Furthermore, Paul is just too deviant from the traditional republican religious conservative to vote for; he is seen as uncertain in their eyes, and so the Republicans locked themselves in to the religious crowd back in—what—the '70s? The simple Republican voting christian conservative will look up libertarianism and see "social=liberal" and scamper off.

I stand by my theory that any vote 3rd party vote, no vote, or GOP vote this election cycle is detrimental to America's long-term well-being.

But that's just me.

The OWS people have gone to the capital bldg. It's called Occupy Congress.

maybe he's right about going into the capital building. that's what they did in Wisconsin . the problem is most of them don't listen to us anyway.

Another Ron Paul zombie chimes in!

yes thanks ^'d

No thanks...