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In reply to the discussion: Donald Sutherland: 'I want Hunger Games to stir up a revolution' [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)but I will tell you a lesson from reading a lot of history. Each generation has it's moment of truth, In fact several moments.
You are telling us that a man who actually risked career is wrong in asking where were the youth? My very limited view of ONLY ONE Occupy camp tells me that some were there. But many of the leaders were the exact same people you are bemoaning. They took that step. Some were grandmas, on walkers mind you. Some have been active all their lives. They started by burning draft cards by the way.
Robert Reich has a far better view of WHY the kids were not there. We have enslaved them, we as in our culture. Not you, not me. So be careful about pointing fingers. You might very well be talking to people who actually took to the streets. They will take it personally. And for the record, so should Mr. Sutherland.
Oh and by the way, occupy is far from dead, locally they are very active. They are just not doing it under the banner of Occupy