10/11/11

First, let me be very clear.   I appreciate completely the work, the passion and determination of Anonymous.  I appreciate what they stand for, The people, the 99 %.  I understand and can relate.  No, i also do not believe our government truthfully represents us The People.  No, i also do not like the Big Banks/Corporations etc the Greed mongers if you will.  I am one of the 99% and those we help are also all part of the 99%.

However….yep…there it is…..the proverbial “BUT”.

However, i also believe we, as that 99%, need to look at a number of other aspects of our world.  Where is ours, as the 99%, where is our responsibility in all this?

Simply?   It IS within all our control.  You see, we the 99% are who have made all of the 1% wealthy beyond even their own capability to recognize that fact.  We the 99% have purchased their products and services for decades.   WE HAVE, yes the 99%.

**** The Protesters:  First, as i watch the news programs coverage of these protests i shake my head in dismay.    As i see the protesters sitting there on their……. iPads, iPhones, Laptop computers, going into big businesses to clean up and use their restrooms, consuming/using products and services from the very aspect and sector of our society they are protesting about.  In addition, where did you purchase the sleeping bags you are sleeping in or the tents sheltering you?  It simply does not make sense to me. Give it thought.  Be careful, be responsible.    IF, IF we the 99% really are going to protest and want to make and drive home a point.  Do not do it for the moment.   Change your lifestyle, set aside the very items you are using/consuming.   Stop purchasing them.  WE the 99% need to Be Responsible for what WE ourselves are doing.

IF, we consume less and purchase less, only then will it change our world.  Only then will the 1% get it.   When we show them we don’t need them to survive, when we show them they are just like us and we are the ones who helped them get where they are.  However…….remember….keep in mind, the very people you/we are upset with just happen to also be the very places that may be providing you a job.

We, the 99% have used their Credit Cards and maxed them out.

We the 99% have:  purchased AND financed their automobiles, their furniture, their food, their televisions, their cell phones, their computers, their stereos, their clothing, their make-up, shopped in their mega malls, purchased their houses, purchased their boats, their motorcycles, purchased their gasoline in excess, purchased their magazines,  flown on their planes, took vacations in their cities and cruised on their ships.  We have bought in excess. Used/consumed in excess, because of even our own greed and desires.  We the 99% have gone to the Big Banks of whom we blame and asked them for loans, got mad when they said no, and celebrated when they said yes to our, yes our requests for loans, yes ours, the 99%.

Did we know better?  We blame the big banks and finance for not telling us….not telling us that we could not afford that car loan or house mortgage etc etc.    Whaaaaaaat?    Let me get this right.  I know i am mad, disgusted at Big banks and their endless fees.  THAT is what hurts our system, our world.  I am NOT mad at them and their loans.   WE, the 99% have gone to them and asked them for those loans.

Here is the point:  IF, WE, the 99% do not understand when we go to the bank to request a loan, IF WE do NOT know if we can afford that loan…..then WE the 99% should NOT be in that bank asking for a loan to begin with!  If you do not know if you can afford something or not, then dont buy it.  Simple as that.   Period.

You buying a house?   Can YOU afford it?  How do you know?  Look at your check stubs.  If you are making $10/hour you cant afford it.  Are you going to stay at that job forever?   Doubt it!  Think about it, it is YOUR Responsibility.  Do not make that big purchase or investment if you think you may not be staying at that job or if you believe your job is unstable.   In this day and age, not many are.  Plain and simple.

Buy less.  Alot less.  Consume less.  Alot less.  That is what will tell the 1% what we are talking about.  That will tell them what we are willing to do and not do.        I REPEAT:  However…….remember….keep in mind, the very people you/we are upset with just happen to also be the very places that may be providing you a job.

Bottom-line….Where is ours, the 99%, where is our responsibility?  Our accountability?  We need to be more responsible with our own greed also.  More responsible with how we spend money and how we consume products.  

What is our part as Straight Ahead Outreach (Taking Back Your Life) Inc. in all this?   Hmmm, well, as a 501c3 nonprofit, we have received a few donations from the 1%.   In the future, we will only seek and accept donations from the 99%.

Where is satan in all of this?  Simply put, i believe all of this protesting is simply yet another one of satan’s machinations designed to distract us from the reality of taking responsibility for ourselves and our actions.  Period.

How would Jesus handle all of this?  What would HE, what does HE say about all this?  Would HE stand up for Himself and speak out stating facts?  Absolutely, but would HE protest?  Personally, from what i do know about Jesus i do not believe HE would protest.  What i do know for a fact is HE would talk about, ask for and direct us to be accountable.  Each and every one of us including the 1%.   In fact HE & HIS Father Jehovah require it, they expect it.  Whether you follow Buddha or Allah or any of the sort……they do also require it, expect it.  Even if you are Atheist, this all pertains to you also.   If you believe in Mother Earth and the power of the Universe, SHE also expects it, requires it in order for HER Earth to be respected, taken care of, loved and built upon.

It is up to us……. the 100%

Lance Greene / Founder – Straight Ahead Outreach – Taking Back Your life Inc.