Alcohol comes in many tastes, textures and amounts. Some people view alcohol as an art form that should be sipped, tasted and critiqued with little cubes of cheese. Others consume it as a way to escape the stresses we face on a daily basis. No matter how it’s poured, for centuries human civilization has enjoyed the effects an alcoholic beverage affords us - with me being an exception. I’ve never bought into or acquired a taste for drinking. To be honest, I’ve never had my own drink let alone experience the quickly forgotten wonders…

Every movement has its detractors, and the Occupy movement is no different. It may, in fact, be worse. There’s a tendency among many, from casual observers to the main target of ire (the “1%”), to dismiss the protestors as a group of shiftless hippies; drum circle riff-raff who need to suck it up and get a job.
And if one picks out certain protestors, it’s an easy assumption to back up. Walk up to x number of protestors at any event and you’re bound to find one who can’t verbalize why s/he’s protesting before…