Dear Folks, You already know my personal viewpoint about Occupy Wall St (OWS), that because all significant political change in history begins from the bottom up, OWS is so significant that it has now become the elephant in the room that even the brightest people are not seeing. I have been reading pundits who, pointing to this years election, are discussing strategies, but seldom are they including in their reflections the power of the people when that power is collectively felt. Now we know that this people presence is worldwide. I say this because of one of the most remarkable articles that has been written in recent decades. I learned that it was coming when I listened when Charley Rose had the Time's Managing Editor, Rick Stengel, on his talk program, discussing not only OWS but also protest movements in the world in sink with we Americans. Now we have Time magazine's vol l78,no 25 historical article, 'Person of the Year: The Protester : From The Arab Spring to Athens, From Occupy Wall Street to Moscow." The article is 50 pages long, written by Stengel, with input from people worldwide. Remarkably, this worldwide movement began with a young man who burned himself to death in Tunisia in protest against indignities laid on him by police and government officials. His mother says, "My son set himself on fire for dignity." His sister added: "In Tunisia, dignity is more important than bread."
