Are We the 99% Yet?

There have already been many attempts to get middle America to join with activists across the country engaged in calling for change.  (See http://the99spring.com/)  We recently had all-day trainings in non-violent direct action (NVDA) all over the country sponsored by more than 60 organizations.  The problem is in getting middle America to wake up and understand that they have a horse in this race.  There is historical precedent for what we are doing and history shows that true change may take as many as 20 years.  I worry that the government and the wealthy are too far ahead in taking away our rights, and establishing an environment that will make it impossible for a 'peoples' movement' to succeed without bloodshed.  In addition, the Occupy movement is more concerned with securing a place in history as agents of change than of actually uniting the 99% to be sure we have the power to create change!  (See http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/11442-the-99-bullshit-co-opting-the-movement.html .)
We must convince an extremely polarized populace that we are all, indeed, the same, and that the government is no longer engaged in protecting the interests of ordinary Americans.  If we cannot put aside the 'wedge issues' we are all doomed!