One Step Ahead

[Ignutz]

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Whenever I think of the power of the human spirit I am reminded of the image of the lone protester standing in front of a tank minutes before the Tiananmen Square massacre. The following quote encapsulates the moment;

“a citizen, armed only with his battered briefcase staring down a column of tanks. A makeshift lady liberty, flimsy and idealized, warning Communist Party bosses that there were alternatives to their rule.”

Now, we are that lone protester, facing a battle that seems un-winnable. Every time we stand up we get knocked down. We have watched nothing happen for months and for some of us years. We surf the net, check the stock price, cruise the boards, waiting, just waiting for something to change; and nothing does; and there is nothing we can do about it.

Naked short selling is theft. Not only is it theft of our money, it is the theft of something much bigger. It strips us of trust in the establishments that are supposed to protect us. Is the SEC protecting us? Who are they protecting? How many of you are angered over the injustice? How many of you are angered over the arrogance of those who make the rules? How many of you want it to stop? What are you going to do about it? What can you do about it?

In all of history, the most extraordinary events have always been started by ordinary people, ordinary people just like us. The greatest moments in history grow from a lone voice in the crowd, a single person that has had enough, someone who shouts from the roof tops, someone who will not give up.

John Martin is that lone person who had enough and stood up with his fists clenched in a in a fit of rage. He is the one who took it upon himself to start a movement to try and bring an end to the corruption and injustice, to show the SEC that we are not going to roll over and die. That we are here, we are strong and we will fight for what is right.

Do not make this about the 25$ and do not make this about how much Frizzell is making or not making. Now, more than ever, we need to stand together as one voice and present ourselves in front of that column of tanks.

I have put aside my own rule to come out and urge those who have not signed up to sign up, only because this is important. We need to present ourselves as a single united front to confront those who steal our money and violate our trust. This is not about Naked Shorting. We are but mere peasants, the elite stepping on our heads, holding us to the ground, and telling us what is good for us. We are better than that, “you” are better than that.

I do not know what will happen, what the future holds, or how big this will become or if it will fall flat on its face. But we can’t sit back and wait for something to happen. We have to make things happen. Where is the pioneering spirit? Where is the willingness to take a chance, to stand behind a cause that is worth while? Are we asleep? Has the mightiest country in the world now become a victim of its own success and now stealing from its own people? Is this America? Are you proud of it?

Friends, this could very well be the genesis of a huge movement to bring down the SEC, to show those in power that “we” are in control, that we will not be punched, kicked, spit on and dragged through the mud. Stand up and be counted, be a part of the solution, show that we are united, we are mighty, and we are fighting back. This is the America I know.

‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing’

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