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SternSkipper -> RE: Why non anarchists support OWS (10/29/2011 6:46:25 PM)
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Historically, however, I think you are setting yourself up for something other than you may anticipate. In my mind, these type of protest most closely mirror a "labor/management" dispute. The history of what happens to "labor" in such situations, when "management" has control of the reigns of governmental power, isn't pretty.
I get that and have for a long time.... Perhaps, people need to take a step back and see that there is no exact parallel to this time in prior history, but rather a wealth of varied similarities.
The notion that ALL directions in political and economic discourse and conflict are already known is absurd (not what you're saying, the general notion that this is 'already known'). The fact is that this may be something other than movement or conflict that has occurred before in many important respects. i'm watching the Denver ho-down right now, but let me try it on you this way... This movement is approaching human condition top to bottom. And the labor struggle is but one important component.
And from my in person and online participation in GAs I can tell you, this has been and continues to be discussed night and day by a core of us (a huge core ,,, not something exclusive either, everyone seems to find their way there and be heard).
But making the mistake of thinking this looks like, is, fits the criteria of, etc... Will cause the opposition to make some of it's biggest mistakes.
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As well, you are handing your opponents a weapon: you can be painted as "hurting commerce", "hurting the working man" in the area ... it can be used against you. If you were conducting a similar protest in Washington, then your activities would be overtly political, and about free speech, and embarrassing for the Federal Government to take the kinds of actions that several cities have already taken against the protesters.
I'll tell ya what's dangerous... big business thinking they can sell a campaign of the 'hurting commerce note from mother' and there are plenty of labor and economic experts already anticipating that rap and it will be a colossal shot in the foot when America gets shown the connections between that and the hostage holding in congress that's been going on.I was hearing the whole set of 'descriptions' you are harkening to now in early October when this was all being initially discussed and we're remaining 4 moves ahead of the bad guys
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