So you just realized you live in a police state.

Lots of people have been telling you this for years, that the freedoms we american's have are not as guaranteed as you think, etc. But you didn't really think that much of it.

But then you started seeing policemen on television shooting pepper spray and shoving batons into peaceful protesters who are asking the big banks to get out of our government, that is, who are asking for justice and peace.

Whoa, you thought, they must be evil protesters.

But then you found out that no, they were from "Veterans for peace" or "Students for Peace" or "The Peace and Justice Club" or just standing there as bystanders watching.

Whoa, you thought, how can that be happening here?

Well, let's face it, it's not the first time.

Another time was in 1963, when the Civil Rights Protesters were -peacefully- asking for the right to be treated as fully human persons and citizens. The police set the dogs on them. Many were beaten and even killed. But the war was one by the peaceful protesters there by patient consistent advocacy for their position.

You remember, it was on TV. Then there were the anti-vietnam war protesters that wanted us to stop killing asians indiscriminately (yes, we were in Laos and Cambodia too...) and for no obvious -good- reason.

But now you're wondering, where is the federal government in this. During the civil rights movement, the federal government ended up trying and convicting many people on violations of civil rights - the right to freely assemble, to speak freely and to petition the government for redress of grievances, you know, OUR GUARANTEED RIGHTS AS CITIZENS.

Hey, that's a good question. The answer right now is, the federal government is coordinating with city governments to quash the occupy movement.

This will likely fail, and those who stood on the wrong side of it will be brought to light.

In fact, what we're finding is that more people are sympathetic to the Occupy Movement's peaceful agenda for justice and economic equality - people who weren't interested before, like probably you.

While the approval rating of congress is dipping below 9%, and the president below 20%, Occupy Wall Street's approval ratings remain high.

What can you do?

First, make sure that you voice your opinion and please take a look at the Occupy Washington's statement of economic solutions found here:

http://october2011.org/blogs/kevin-zeese/99-s-deficit-proposal-how-create-jobs-reduce-wealth-divide-and-control-spending