I may be slow, but I just became aware of the October 2011 organization.

Stop the Machine! Create a New World!

A Call to Action – Oct. 6, 2011 and onward

October 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. It is time to light the spark that sets off a true democratic, nonviolent transition to a world in which people are freed to create just and sustainable solutions.

We call on people of conscience and courage—all who seek peace, economic justice, human rights and a healthy environment—to join together in Washington, D.C., beginning on Oct. 6, 2011, in nonviolent resistance similar to the Arab Spring and the Midwest awakening.

I have been wondering how long it would take for the US to join in the movement that seems to be sweeping the world.

Warren Buffet wrote the opinion piece Stop Coddling the Super-Rich for The New York Times.

While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet, we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks.
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My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress. It’s time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice.

He may be premature in sending this message, but eventually people may be ready to hear it. He might as well put it out there to be picked up when the time is ripe for the message to be accepted.