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[rhett o rick]

85. Ok, but it seems to me that instead of being sympathetic towards Occupy, you have

contempt.

I look at Occupy as the first major battle in the revolution against the 1%. Did Occupy win? They certainly didnt defeat the Evil Empire, but they were successful in many ways. The reaction of the 1% was so over the top that it clearly showed the fear that the Empire has for revolting subjects, especially since those revolting were non-violent. Unless you were paying attention, you might have missed the fact that this battle quickly spread, not only across the country but across the globe. The cause is international.

Skeptics also argue that the activists of the Occupy demonstrations and foreclosure protests are incapable of forging lasting organization, that despite their tactical creativity and their remarkable impact on the national dialogue, they lack leadership and a systematic analysis. True enough, but today's activism remains in the first blush of its growth and is still perfecting its social media organizing techniques. Political movements can mature with blistering speed. None of us imagined that our first chaotic campus teach-ins in 1965 would lead in only two years to an antiwar movement strong enough to provoke widespread illegal draft resistance backed up by the largest street demonstrations in U.S. history. - See more at: http://www.occupy.com/article/aftermath-occupy-will-surpass-gains-1960s-activism#sthash.6M3StyHV.dpuf

A new movement is being born. Jobless young troublemakers being thrown away by society understand that the extreme disparities in wealth and power that are the cause of their problems will not disappear on their own. Behind these young people will be millions of dissatisfied workers pursuing the American dream denied. That is why the coming era of citizen activism is likely to dwarf what my generation accomplished in the 1960s. We altered the country, culturally, socially, sexually and spiritually. The next wave of activism will change it economically. - See more at: http://www.occupy.com/article/aftermath-occupy-will-surpass-gains-1960s-activism#sthash.6M3StyHV.dpuf

http://www.occupy.com/article/aftermath-occupy-will-surpass-gains-1960s-activism