Occupy Columbus / Occupy Wall St

My girl and I attended and took part in Occupy Columbus protest that was held at the High St side of the statehouse on Monday in support of the Occupy Wall Street protests going on in New York.  It was fun, and good to be around people who are aware enough to see what's going on in this country. It was unfortunate that there were no other Zeitgeisters there, but we put in a plug for TZM as we photographed our signs (bearing TZM's website), let others photograph and publish our signs on their websites and social media pages, and discussed TZM with other protestors.

While I'm sure many of TZM members feel Occupy Wall Street is just a band-aid, please take into consideration that at the very least, it exposes the corruption in our government to a much larger crowd, leaving them more open to an alternative to what we have now. While the deer are in the headlights is the best time to show them the light. I discussed TZM with a few other people there and, because they already understand the situation with government corruption and corporate influence, they are much more accepting of TZM's goals than the average person. OWS members want alternatives, and we can offer them.

I just hope all of us in TZM will take extra steps to support OWS, to add to their numbers and help legitimize their cause.