Forum Post: Occupy... Great Idea, But Missed The Mark
Posted 10 years ago on April 22, 2013, 1:59 p.m. EST by nickm11
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Occupy was a great idea and a great place to start. If you want to bring down Wall Street, you have to change the owned leadership of government.
After the loss of the park, I would like to have seen a move to paperwork. What I mean, is the constant going over, following up and the informationalizing of the large financial investments of big money with politicians.
Occupy should have and should now move on to specific elected officials and publicize the special large contributions and match that with the way they vote.
As is said, sunlight is the best sterilizer, so let there be light, lots of light.
Get out the people and the picket signs with the money info. Find ways to publicize the money and what it does to specific officials. We hear almost nothing of that.
Pols care about themselves and keeping power first. Affect that and you effect change.
I Agree... nickm11.....
The only way to successfully take over a government... is to take over a government within it's own rules.....
We need to start electing new, honest & Real Statesman ... like the leading participators of the Occupations & the voicing Independents ... nationwide...
And we need to focus on.....
find the solution in document #1 on HR29 on our NYC OWS web site
http://corporationsarenotpeople.webuda.com/1_8_BILLS-AMENDMENTS.html
Your observation of OWS is astute and I like your optimism.
There are a lot of would, could and should haves for OWS but nothing is perfect. And in any "organization/movement/cause" there are going to be differences on many things. IMO OWS suffered an onslaught of restrictive compromises, which has damaged the relevance and effectiveness of it. The damage is critical, but there is still hope. We have this great Forum for one good thing.
Money in politics has been a huge problem and CU has made it immeasurably worse. Move to Amend and several other campaigns and petitions have graced this board and are out there to end CU.
Exposing dirty Pols and their Sugar Daddies is a popular topic here, but I don't think Official Publications on specific politicians are possible due to restrictions, funds and an Official "partisan" and/or "political" sensitivity.
Throwing the tyranny of a greed-addled few in the 1% off of the 99% is what OWS was about. Effecting change through the workshops and other efforts are up to you.
you act like if people know the specifics it will change things. that is a pipe dream. the people just don't see another way. that is the true crisis.
Occupy has not yet been embraced by the masses. Is that what you mean by failure? I say OWS is in its infancy. Still learning to walk. It learns a little more every day. It will morth, change and continue to grow. The biggest reason it will become a social force is because people are weary of the status quo.
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I agree Narley, Occupy is in its infancy and it has struck a chord that resonates with people
Occupy is also constantly looking to what it can do better, and in a climate where sunny days are not in the forecast
It is only a matter of time
~Odin~
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.