AL GORE: “We as US citizens need to pay careful attention to the fact-our democracy has been hacked"

[Alkene]

25. Gore is a politician, a voice with a message that I welcome.

And I'm very glad he's saying this; it indicates that the "occupy" meme works for him, and that's a good thing. Bear in mind that this is an indication of the popularity of the movement. It's a "parade" that Gore wants to lead

To quote Thom Hartmann, regarding a different issue- public financing of elections while interviewing for the movie, "Priceless"- but relevant to any issue:


"It has never gone from the top down; it always goes from bottom up. What happens is, if enough people get out there and get in the streets, literally or metaphorically — and today it’s happening more metaphorically in the blogosphere and on talk radio and whatnot — but if enough people get out there in the streets and form a parade and start marching down the streets and loudly enough and with enough vigor and enthusiasm and energy, some politician is going to say, “Look at that parade!” And they’re going to grab a flag, run out in front of that parade and hoist that flag and say, “This is my parade!”
And all of the sudden you’ll have a politician who is a leader, right, who is talking about an issue.

http://www.pricelessmovie.org/interview-transcripts/advocates/thom-hartmann/