Well you're right that I do see OWS as a jumble; no matter how much I squint the 3D just isn't' popping out to me, but I don't see that as a weakness. Before I would throw my support to something, I would want to know what that something is. OWS is vaguely leftish, but there is a whole lot of things that can fill in that gap. I'm pretty sure it could be some things that you wouldn't like very much. So although it could grow into something that could be a large political force in the same way the Tea Party did, as of now I would doubt that very much. It would have to do a lot of morphing and the hardest part would be to actually corral behind some actual policy positions. Then the grass roots organizing required to to make a difference in elections, such us going against incumbents to elect their own people in Democratic primaries, and then actually turning out to vote for their people on election day. There doesn't seem enough time to do that. The primaries are only a few months away.
I don't think there is a need for your normal 'grassroots' movement on this.. I think the voice is strong enough to elicit change before a "campaign" is nailed down.. Hell, BOA dropped that $5 charge because of them and now other banks will think twice about doing the same. <1/2 a million people took their money out of large banks and put into local credit unions in a single month, when usually that is an annual number..and this was all on just a 'whim' that OWS put together over night..
do you really thing mayors,senators,congressmen and the president aren't vividly aware of this movement and aren't scared to death of them IF they ever organize? the irony is, they don't need to organize.. because just their presence alone lets these people know they are out there and the whole world is watching..
if you want to know just how scared TPTB are, just watch FoxNews..
and it's not just OWS.. it's national, with the Walker recall, Kasich losing the vote and having to restore union-rights he tried to abolish,New Hampshire voters striking down newly implemented laws disallowing same day registration/voting..
I'm telling you, someone finally poked granpa one too many times and he's waking up pissed..
Something is wrong, but you've just given a list of things you felt were wrong. OWS lists may vary. They are not your generation after all.
very true.. but since I also see them as 'left-leaning' I don't think our lists would vary, very much..
Ha! You just couldn't help yourself!
help what? speaking the truth? no, you're right.. I couldn't help myself.
