'OCCUPY' GLOBALACTION FOR JUSTICE

The cost of lack of interest in public affairsis to be ruled by evil men.Plato (BC 427-347)

Politics is the art of preventing people from takingpart in affairs which properly concern them.Paul Valery (1871-1945)

Who controls the food supply controls the people.Who controls the energy can control whole continents.Who controls money can control the world.Attributed to Henry Kissinger (1923-)

1.1.1% Wealth and Control

The '1%', their predatory corporations—some larger than nations—andvested interests own and control the world's resources. Theirunmerited wealth, gained often by unproductive speculation, allowsthem control of:

* world organisations, governments, politicians, publicservants, the mainstream media, academia, and the '99%';and

* the world's food, energy, and money.

1.2. Today's Crises

Today's crises are not the result of accident or miscalculation butof the pursuit of power, crimes against humanity, greed, and themantra of 'neoliberalism.' (See chapter 2.)

The 1% have brought about:

* the global financial crisis (GFC) (chapter 3);

* the 'real' economy or fiscal crisis (chapter 4); and

* the environmental crisis (chapter 5).

1.3. Participatory Democracy and Justice

The continued global domination of the 1% will ensure continuingcrises and the economic, social, cultural, and environmentalcollapse of nations and planet earth.

* Modern 'democracy' (Greek demokratia government bythe people) is a sham. True democracy must be genuinelyparticipatory at all levels of government. The 99% mustdemand global justice, constitutional and legislative change,and action to bring about:

* a financial and economic system that ensures sufficiencyand equity for all;

* sustainability and minimum destruction of theenvironment; and

* a world of peace.

* Constitutional and legislative amendments to overcomethe evil machinations of the 1% and for Participatorydemocracy must be voted on immediately by referendumor its equivalent.

* 'Occupy' must develop a political action program andbecome a leading part of a globally coordinated movementof activist groups, youth, and 'elders.'

* To ensure that it is not hijacked and derailed, Occupymust:

* develop a coordinated action agenda and leadershipstructure with other movements and within its owntroops;

* continue to be morally and actively courageous;

* enlist the morally and actively courageous among the'1%' and their vested interests to assist in its cause; and

* become financially strong.

1.4. Resistance to Change

There will be massive resistance to any change: the closer the 99%and Occupy get to achieving their just goals, the more resistancethere will be.

Occupy must be relentless in its demand for justice. United in itsglobal billions, the 99% will succeed; divided, it will fail. For thesake of humanity, today's youth and future generations, and planetearth, it must succeed.

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2.1.1%: The Enemies of Democracy

The '1%,' their predatory corporations, and vested interests arethe enemies of democracy and of international and nationalconstitutions and laws. Their membership is said to includesome 6,000 individuals who constitute a dominant global 'superclass.' They are, in effect, a world government that controls worldorganisations, governments, financial institutions, other globalcorporations—and billions of the world's people.

The remaining 99% have been silenced by the 1% and theireconomic policies of neoliberalism.

2.1.1. Constitution (or Equivalent) and Legislation

* To bring about justice and lawful change, the 99% mustfirst consider all existing relevant legislation, and wherenecessary, they must amend the constitution at every levelof government:

* the requirements for constitutional amendment varybetween nations, the level of government, and thesubject matter; an international standard must be thegoal;

* to ensure that action and legal proceedings againstthose suspected of fraud can get underway unhindered,it will be necessary to waive here any

(a) statutes of limitations;

(b) any laws of 'double jeopardy'; and

(c) the corporate veil.

2.1.2. The Neoliberalism Mantra

The 1% has foisted neoliberalism (aka economic rationalism) upona silenced 99% through the financing of 'think tanks,' academia,educational institutions, and the mainstream media.

Its principles rely on the following myths:

* deregulation and minimal government intervention inmarkets;

* 'free' trade (aka trade liberalisation);

* privatisation of the people's assets; and

* the catastrophic, never-ending pursuit of economic'growth.'

As a result, global financial, 'real economy' (fiscal), andenvironmental disasters are imminent.

2.1.3. Climate of Fear

Fear, threats, and indefinite imprisonment of citizens without trialare used to silence the 99%. Fear was used by the 1% to convinceus that it was essential to bail out—with taxpayers' monies—thefinanciers who had brought about the 2008 GFC.

Threats, legal action, and incarceration have been used againstmany, including the whistleblowers Bradley Manning and JulianAssange and members of the Occupy movement. Financialblockade has been used against WikiLeaks.

* Whistleblowers must be protected by law:

* leaks of 'secret' information from public-sectorbureaucrats and others have been essential in keepinggovernments accountable and the 99% protected andinformed;

* free legal assistance must be provided to whistleblowers;their lawyers and the people must have access to them(habeas corpus), including by means of 24/7 camerasurveillance if imprisoned;

* organisations such as Anonymous and WikiLeaks mustbe adequately funded; and

* bureaucrats who ignore information for whichgovernments should be held accountable must bepenalised as culpable, anti-democratic conspirators.

2.1.4. The Surveillance State: NationalSecurity and Domestic Spying

Every nation must protect itself and its people. Global and nationalsecurity systems are essential. They go under a variety of names,and presumably, many are unknown.

When used for domestic spying on a state's own citizens, they areused outside their main purpose. For example, the US NationalSecurity Agency (NSA) and its related agencies have recorded some20 trillion communications of ordinary Americans.

* Under every nation's constitution and law:

* the 99% must be fully informed and given theopportunity to approve by vote the framework, cost,and powers of a government's national security anddomestic spying programs;

* at minimum, the programs must comply withinternational agreements on data protection andprivacy; and

* any use of private agencies and corporations must beapproved by vote.

* The 99% should combat the illegal use of the 'surveillancestate' by:

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