thanks to the troops

I just wrote a spectacular post and then LOST it by some special function of my phone or whatever. SO I'll try to recreate it.
I just got an email from one of Hopey's minions asking me to be thankful for our troops, defending our freedoms around the Empire. And although I appreciate that they are out there in the line of fire, I think they are protecting the freedoms of the 1% much more than they are MINE. You know who is REALLY fighting for ME and MY rights? It's the OWS people. They are getting beat and maimed and pepper sprayed for ME, for MY freedom. I haven't had to step into the fray, because they are, in NYC, Seattle, Portland, Oaklan, @ UC Davis, they are fighting, peacefully, for my rights, for justice, for free speech. So I want to say "thank you" to the OWS 'army' around the country and around the world, for protecting MY freedom. THANKS!