I'm extremely surprised by the scope, length and acceptance of these demonstrations. Apparently they have also been relatively civil. I read the other day that the general public views these more favorably than the Tea Party.

As well as probing for weak spots, creating new command, control and communication techniques, they are also training a new generation of leadership. Without military academies or police training, that will be essential.

It won't be this generation of leaders, or the next, but certainly by the third they would be ready to mount an insurgency if necessary. It would probably look like Iraq or Afghanistan, where the population would support them and the better armed and organized mercenaries and military would control whatever areas they were in, but be afraid to hang out with the people.

We need to redistribute wealth either by recreating the middle class or supplying such things as pensions and health insurance directly, or the wealth will be redistributed by force.

As the Blackwaters, the CIA, the NSA and military continue to enlarge their activities against the American people there will be more and more restlessness as folks trust their government less and less.

Arf