Reply #70: Everything isn't about Obama. The movement speaks on its own. [View All]

[mmonk]

And I disagree with one aspect you say. To come down on the side of the protests is the worst thing to do. It's not a good choice maybe politically but not the worst. The worst would be to endorse the brutality that has occured in some crackdowns. He instead could make a statement that economic disparities need to be addressed without mentioning the movement, but talk about deteriating conditions for many Americans and how he thinks it could be addressed.

I know many Obama supporters (no, I'm NOT saying all so I hope this isn't locked) are nervous and therefore are against the "tactics", whatever that means, of the OWS protests. But protests are not about election conveniences to politicians of any stripe and any protest isn't meant to make anyone in power feel comfortable but are a cry for government to address needs. The worst thing supporters can do right now from a standpoint of some of us, is to keep putting the movement down no matter how subtle. This, I think, is especially true given the gravity for many citizens. Honest criticism of events taking place at a given place of course, are what anyone would expect. But defining others on another's terms sometimes can be a double edged sword.