memo to washington: the occupy movement lives

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http://www.nationofchange.org/memo-washington-occupy-movement-lives-1379598826

Two days ago, September 17, marked the second anniversary of the Occupy movement. When that movement is mentioned at all in Washington, which is rarely, the tone is dismissive. It didn’t have coherent goals, someone may say. The movement needed an electoral strategy, someone else will add. No wonder it didn’t last.

That’s getting it backwards. The Occupy movement wasn’t the foundation for change; it was the reflection of a deeper desire for it. It was the effect, not the cause, and it won’t disappear because of the wishful thinking of a few.

Occupy was the product of a deep-seated yearning for economic justice, equality of opportunity, and a return to the kind of economy that lifted people out of poverty and spawned a large and prosperous middle class. It was the fruit of widespread and intense anger at Wall Street and corporate America, and against those in the political class who helped them hijack the economy.

If you don’t believe that last part, just ask Larry Summers.

The (Real) Revolution Is Not a Tea Party.

It’s not surprising that Republicans don’t understand. The Tea Party was their well-funded project to channel populist anger, and it led to the clueless spectacle of information-starved Americans marching to eliminate their own Social Security and Medicare. But the Tea Party has become a Frankenstein’s monster that threatens its creators in the GOP establishment.


***find those left wing, charismatic populist candidates and move them to the front of the pack.
pepper them all around local elections.
this isn't a conservative or even a centrist country --

[lunatica]

1. "The Tea Party has become a Frankenstein's monster"

Priceless!

[1000words]

2. Most importantly, Occupy was/is a social awakening

A global congress of education and empowerment. The seeds are sown, scattered far and wide.

[gopiscrap]

4. I agree and welcome to DU

[gopiscrap]

3. YES!

[OccupyManny]

5. Yes!

I was at Zuccotti for almost 3 weeks 2 years ago. I really thought we made a difference. The whole experience made me swell with pride and still does. The only downside was that my iPhone was stolen and my girlfriend was groped by a homeless man but I think we made our point. I think it helped get Elizabeth Warren elected and got the DOJ to investigate Bush and Koch Bros banking cronies.

Power to the people!

[rhett o rick]

6. Do you by chance know Third Way Manny? Any relation? Just sayin. nm