"May Day General Strike" photos from Reuters prove event was NOT "a dud" as reported earlier

[malthaussen]

28. I happen to agree with you, but

... let's not rain on the parade. As someone said upthread, the important thing is to keep going and try to generate momentum through repetition. It's going to be a long time before we see a May Day in the US that can compare to one in Europe. To me, the most hopeful sign is that the hardhats aren't beating up the hippies in this movement, unlike the '60s.
Of course, the hardhats are a much smaller group, now. They're probably scared.

The thing that bothers me most about all the Occupy pix I've seen is that the racial diversity of the crowds does not match the demographics of the US. Until more minorities start participating, the claim to represent the 99% does not ring true.

As far as I can see, the May Day assemblies were far from a flop, and that is encouraging. But I think it is going to be some time before we see Joe Six-Pack standing up in solidarity and singing the "Internationale."

-- Mal