My husband and I got into a three hours conversation about this the other night. I admire the OWS protesters for standing up for something that they believe. They are the ones willing to risk arrest, tear gassing, losing their jobs, sleeping out in whatever weather may befall them... I admire that a lot. I also admire that it is (for the most part) a peaceful protest. They aren't terrorizing bankers, they aren't blowing buildings up, they are simply staying until something happens.

That said, I'm not sure what should happen to make them satisfied. A lot of the things that are asking for would take at least several months to a couple of years to create the legislation, pass it through the houses, and get it implemented. (And I feel that's a rather optimistic timeline.)

So my question is, what happens now? When is it okay for them to go home? Do they just need to get some celebrities and high-profile politicians on their side to see them start working on their list? 

My husband sees them as calling for blood and trying to bring justice where there won't be complete justice (for every crooked banker there are several more people who helped them, and we might only catch the banker). And he feels that they are not contributing to the economy because they aren't working or doing anything productive.

Personally, the reason I haven't gone down to Occupy Detroit is because while I like what they are doing, in a sense, it isn't my baby. And they aren't being violent, so why not let them stay there and see if something happens? I doubt many people in the beginning of the Tahrir Square in Cairo thought anything would happen, but they were the catalyst to bring the rest of the people needed so they would not be ignored. And something happened.

So, I have no idea how to feel about it. It's confusing and strange. I've mostly kept my mouth shut about it because I can't adequately figure out how to feel about it or defend/criticize it.