The insane conspiracy theories of Naomi Wolf

[karynnj]

89. True and I think the biggest problem is that there were intentionally no leaders and no end date

This meant that while the initial impact was great and brought on issue that I had heard eloquently discussed in Senate speeches - Kerry, Kennedy etc on the ever greater inequality between the haves and have nots - that got almost no attention, to the forefront and gave it major coverage.

Because there were no "leaders", the message then had to be perpetuated by progressive politicians. For some progressive Democrats - including Elizabeth Warren a major campaign issue. When President Obama spoke of it as well, it clearly became a party defining issue. So, the issue gained mainstream acceptance, but it was without the movement, which had melted away.

Had, the establishment, led by the President, been able to actually make changes, this would have led to Occupy genuinely being one of the most successful, powerful movemnets of our lifetime. However, NOTHING has changed and it continues to get worse. This is likely not because these politicians did not really care, but the fact that only changes in spending and/or changes in tax policy can really make that change -- and that requires Congress to pass something that does this. That obviously will not happen. (Obama is doing small things in the margin that can be done - such as going after illegally sheltered money of the wealthy.)

This suggests that we now need the emotion and power the movement provided to demand change. If someone like Warren, Bernie Sanders or Sherrod Brown ran, it is possible that their campaign would lead with this as the major goal and with that movement behind them. It could be that Bernie Sanders now might be playing the role of Senator Gene McCarthy - demonstrating that there is enough power in this issue to power a more viable candidate.