IFC gives Sig Tau sanctions

--Quote "Its annoying and a waste of time," said junior Isaac Robinson, "Nothing will come out of the protest because they have a list of grievances but no solutions. It's a movement of complaints, not a movement of purpose. Camping out will not fix anything." --End Quote For the most part I agree with this. The various problems these people are protesting are the same problems we've know about for a long, long time. The protestors are out there thinking that they are sounding the alarm on these problems while the rest of us are shaking our heads and saying "Really? You're just realizing this? Where have you been?" With solutions, this movement would be fantastic. Without solutions, these people look like fools who are late to the party. Furthermore, the nature of the protests are changing. They started with a wide base of support from all political positions. The notion was that big money had too much influence on our politics and our society. That's one of the few things that right wing, left wing and independent people often agree on. But now it's being usurped by liberal politicians, and the message is being weakened, not strengthened. In this respect, it's much like the Tea Party. The Tea Party started out as a grass roots movement of people who were fed up with the excesses of government. There was liberal support as well as conservative support for it. But then, as it gained steam, Republican politicians, sensing which way the wind was blowing, ran out in front and pretended to be leading. And more and more the Tea Party stopped becoming a power for government accountability, but rather, a Republican tool for their own political agenda. We see the same thing happening with the Occupy movement. It started as a widespread call for corporate accountability. Democratic politicians, seeing which way the wind is blowing, are now running out front and pretending to be leading. And the result is that those of a more conservative political position, are feeling less and less involved or even welcome. Thus the grass roots movement for corporate accountability is weakened and turned into a tool of the Democrat party. It's a shame. Truth is, the heart of the original Tea Party and the heart of the original Occupy Wall Street movement are not that far apart. They are both based on the notion that those in positions of power and privilege, whether in government or the private sector, are using their positions to "pull the ladder up" after them. What we need is an Occupy Tea Party...with no politicians allowed!