[quote=Arraya]
Alan, as usual, you bring up points that would take me hours to properly respond to.
I will say this about OWS for now… It is a thought convention at the momement. They are largely clueless and disorganized, as a whole, for the most part. With a growing uneducated element, which makes thing even more difficult. Looking at the economic horizon I don’t see it diminishing too soon, though.[/quote]
Arraya: So we’re clear, I wasn’t trying to sandbag you, but simply make a point. That point being: You have a number of groups, most notably the Democratic Party, trying to co-opt (or hijack) the OWS for their own gain. But they’re trying to co-opt a largely leaderless, rudderless and amorphous group. Much like Obama’s “tabula rasa” speech, its without substance and without direction.
I hear what you’re saying about OWS being a thought convention and I don’t think you’re far off the mark. But, even within OWS, there is a sense that this group is somewhat protesting against itself. The grievances they’re airing and the demands they’re making can only be redressed by participating within the very system they’re decrying. If we look at the counter-culture’s condemnation of the “Establishment” during the late 1960s and their subsequent participation (i.e. those folks in their 50s and 60s who are now affluent, mainstream and, in all likelihood, voting GOP) in that very same system, you can see the inherent contradiction.
Not sure how you resolve that, but I think the Dems are playing with fire. Just like they did in 1968. Nixon, anyone?
