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In reply to the discussion: You tell me OWS is dead.... [View all]Pelican
(1,156 posts)If you want to think that 5 Senators and 40 Representatives as a result of 2010 doesn't mean anything then don't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement#U.S._elections
What they really are (or were), what you think they are (or were) doesn't really matter. They implemented laws, got their officials elected and influenced public policy on a national level. That doesn't change just because you don't like their policy.
Edit: I didn't bring up the tea party. The post I replied to did.
Lastly, the reason that this matters is because it shows what a waste OWS was. National media coverage, members across the country, the ability to engage the populace. All wasted because no one could come up with a coherent, logical message and move towards a goal.
What a waste of potential...