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In reply to the discussion: OWS isn't a Relevant Movement to Change Society and May Hurt Us More then It Helps Us [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)"For a movement to be relevant, it has to capture the hearts and minds of the society."
No, no, no.
A movement that IS strong is strong because IT ITSELF is a reflection, a manifestation of the hearts and minds of society.
That is where you went wrong. Perhaps you are so used to things being packaged and sold that you have mistaken the tail for the body. But you are turned around and terribly confused.
Movements that are relevant occur spontaneously and naturally out of the environment that creates them. In that sense, they have no choice in the matter. They are created and defined by the environment into which they were born. Like a liquid, they will conform to the shape of their surroundings.
So OWS, Anonymous and others are not TRYING to sell you something. That is not what they are.
What they ARE is a reflection, a manifestation, a creature that has been created, birthed, designed by the forces of greed and inequity.
You don't need to worry about them. If it isn't THIS OWS group that succeeds or grows, it will be another one, made inevitable by the 1%.