History is extremely fascinating.
Prior to almost every significant moment in history (that marked a colossal change), a great deal of literature began to circulate that questioned many of the happenings of the time. We therefore like to tie Common Sense to the American Revolutionary War, and Mein Kampf to World War II. We can link Martin Luther’s 99 Theses to the Protestant Reformation and Martin Luther King’s speeches to the Civil Rights Movement as well. Historians like to wrap things in nice and neat packages, step back and look at it, and then say, “that figures”.
What separates positive mile stones (such as the beginning of the Enlightenment) from negative mile stones (such as the beginning of the Dark Ages) is the right combination of responsibility and information on a broad scale. This combination will ultimately determine a broad “success” or “failure”. It’s why Mohandas Ghandi emphasized peaceful resistance to combat imperialism. It’s what led to the establishment of labor unions in the face of insufferable work conditions. Likewise, it created organized crime during Prohibition and harbored slavery prior to the American Civil War.
What we do collectively is always of paramount 
importance. So, this begs the question, “what have we been doing collectively as of late?”. Can we formulate history and develop an algorithm? This is the cross-roads that historians love to debate. I’m inclined to think that, to some degree, we certainly can.
If what we say is true; if the 99% is and always has been the final authority on the paths that it takes, then it stands to reason that responsibility and information would be the two biggest targets that any would-be ruling class would want to control or otherwise influence. Despite the arrival of the Internet and its subsequent “information revolution”, we continue to see a near tyrannical approach to administering and regulating public education. We can also note that despite a crumbling economy, irresponsibility continues to be highly encouraged in pop-culture. Anything and everything that hinders the 99% from reaching a well-informed and responsible collective 
consensus is promoted. Anything and everything that aids in that endeavor is under attack. That’s all of the “confirmation” that I need.
Some are doubtful that the Occupy movements will manifest any forceful and immediate change in the 1%’s ways. And believe it or not, I personally stand with that viewpoint as well. I believe, however, that this international movement will foster something even greater and more significant in the history books that have yet to be written.
If we continue along the patterns that history teaches us, then we will provide the spark that will ignite widespread awareness of the common obstacles that have plagued us all and a passionate drive to rid ourselves of them.
All we need is the right combination of responsibility and information. And that’s the ground that we are occupying right here and right now.
When it comes to the Occupation movements that have swept the globe over the last several weeks, there may be a few features to this unprecedented type of movement that would seem to be controversial or contradictory. Quite a few (very valid) questions have been raised about the movement and even more accusations and skepticism has seemed to follow in the wake of the typical disinformation we can all come to expect from the mass media.
prefabricated lens. This, of course, also applies to calling active protesters that are affiliated with the Occupy movements, “hippies”.