I'll add my two cents for this conversation.
Occ upy movement is a great movement as it opposes the power of the money. As the old saying "Money rules the world" is sadly true, these people try to block the power from getting to the super rich people by waking up the 99% to resist it. 
The policy brutality was way out of line. Only 5 min to take down a tent and gather all belongings? In that chaos it would have taken 30min AT LEAST to clear the area. Here is a blog from the person who was there participating in the demonstration : http://myoccu pylaarrest.blogspot. com/2011/12/my-occup y-la-arrest-by-patri ck-meighan.html?spre f=fb .
But as the situation in US declines, it doesn't look brighter in Russia after the elections. There are many videos in Youtube showing claims of different kinds of tampering in the elections. You can view them from here after you have scrolled down a bit. http://www .iltalehti.fi/ulkoma at/2011120714903209_ ul.shtml?ref=kn.And yes... it's a Finnish.
People should have the right to express their views in all countries without the fear of violence from the government. But if the demonstrations would turn violent, than it is the duty of the authority to cool down the riots. We should all work together towards a brighter future but sadly for some, it's always money, wealth and power that they need.

Bogdanov,

The re already is a permanent protester across the street from the White House. She a little old lady who lives in a cardboard box with her anti-war signs. After 9-11, the US government banned all protesters from camping out in Lafayette Square - the only exception being that little old lady.

I haven't been to DC for several years, so I don't know whether she is there any more or not.

I doubt Barak Hussein Obama, the merciful and the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, would tolerate any street vagrants camping out in front of the White House. These vagrants, dragging their sleeping bags and tents with them, would not get within several blocs of the White House. They would have better luck camping out and performing their stunts on the National Mall. 

Vladimir Putin has NOT stolen the presidency.  The majority of Russians support him (about 70%). He has done an unimaginable, raise Russia from the dead which the country was in 1999. There have been some protesters in Moscow supporting other parties. Opposition claims that there have been falsifications in  the election process. Let's prove it first.  Hubbubs do not help!!!  If the West implies lawlessness when talking about democracy, namely Putin's " rollback of democracy",  They enjoyed the democracy in Russia in the 90s  when  Yukos, under notorious Khodorkovsky managed all Russian oil (actually sold to American and British companies), when Russia got only about 20 cents from each oil dollar, and Yukos's executives received billions of dollars in revenues, paid lavishly for their entertainment - charters with expensive prostitutes, luxurious vacations, exclusive cars etc, etc, etc..., it will not happen again after Putin put an end to the Yukos's style democracy, to the Russia oil contracts with the Yukos mafia.  Рussia's GNP has increased four -fold after Putin put an end to the oil contracts that robbed Russia.  For the West Eltsin-style "democracy" was so much more convenient, for while Eltsin was drinking to his heart's content and receiving praises from the West, while hundreds of opponents were being murdered by Khodarskovsky's orders, the West was pumping Russian oil and other natural resources to their heart's content. Since Yukos Western - style colonial "democracy" was stopped by Putin, the standard of living in Russia has grown by 80% (!!!).  &n bsp; In 2003 there was an assassination attempt on Putin in Baku. The assassin was caught and is serving life in prison without parole.  The assassin turned to be an Iraqi citizen trained in Afghanistan (Guess who hired him???).      Putin's democracy is certain not to be liked by the West,  who is interested in managing Russian resouрces Iraqi - Afghanistan style. Ladies and gentlemen, let's stop the hubbub  and get down to your own problems. Tke care of your own kitchen!