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In reply to the discussion: Why would anybody who isn't a right-wing greedhead WANT OWS gone? [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)Most of the occupiers were in other cities. Most of them occupied public parks, even those in New York where Wall Street is actually located.
And 'Occupy' is hardly a call to arms. It means, literally, "to take or fill up (space, time, etc.)". Hardly an inspiring call to arms.
If any protest is to have an effect, it must do better to stand as a beacon to everyone else. Changing the name of a protest movement that is dedicated to taking up space would be a good start.
What was it Gregory Peck said in 'Mirage'? Something like "If you're not going to stand for something, you're just taking up space."
I think the reverse can be said: "If you're just taking up space, you're not going to stand for something."
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