OMG-Forbes: Why Occupy Wall Street is More than Just a Protest

[kpete]

Why Occupy Wall Street is More than Just a Protest

Then again, perhaps clear aims and a coherent vision for change aren’t really the point. As Ned Resnikoff explains, sometimes simply claiming a space can be revolutionary. The Occupy Wall Street movement is “something entirely different and much more important” than merely a protest, Resnikoff writes. It is a “public, counter-establishment communal space.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/10/03/why-occupy-wall-street-is-more-than-just-a-protest/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/03/1022514/-Forbes-Magazine:-Why-Occupy-Wall-Street-is-More-than-Just-a-Protest-Hootenanny?via=siderecent

[annabanana]

1. They are right. They are also probably trying to solicit ideas to

eliminate this new "space"...

[Demeter]

2. In other words, we haven't a clue, and we can't co-opt it or arrest it

so we are getting a teensy bit worried now....

[unionworks]

3. k&r n/t

[DocMac]

4. I am happy that was said.

People seem to stuggle with the cause. Well, given the state of affairs, it seems obvious to me.