Seattle's mayor, Mike McGinn released the following statement:
"These are extraordinary times. We have seen the Occupy Wall Street movement take off in cities across the country, and there's a reason for it. There is real anger about the unprecedented concentration of wealth and power in this country and the inequality it has produced. I share the values and the message of the Occupy Wall Street movement. We want to provide the opportunity for the people of Seattle to express their views."
The Occupy movement has spread to other cities and towns in Washington State, including the small town of Sequim (Indian name, pronounced "Squim"—ignore the "e"), and to the town of Forks, both out on the Olympic Peninsula. And Forks is an extremely conservative, working class little town! At least it has been—until lately.
No, the Occupy movement is far from dead. And what needs to be noted in all of this is that the vast majority of these people are voters. If they have enough motivation to get out there, demonstrate, and take a chance on getting a face full of pepper spray, they have sufficient motivation to work on political campaigns supporting issues and candidates that reflect their anger.
And those candidates had better damn well be on their toes, because they are being vetted very closely for things such as honesty, personal integrity, and follow-through on campaign promises!