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In reply to the discussion: OWS is the Single Most Relevant Movement to Change Politics in America for the Better [View all]joshcryer
(62,265 posts)42. As far as federal-level rhetoric, it is very new, and very tranformative.
The Tea Party got people elected, but we already know that their accomplishments are quite meager at best. What a lot of people either ignored or forgot is that Obama campaigned on deficit cuts. He campaigned on "reducing the bureaucracy." (Not streamlining or making more efficient, reducing.) These types of views are intrinsically anti-progressive.
It remains to be seen how much Occupy affects the current environment, but I predict sweeping reforms.
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joshcryer
Feb 2012
OP
They are one of the last few who have been allowed to have tents. But as Oakland shows...
joshcryer
Feb 2012
#3
BINGO! Although I think Mitt's direct quote was something like "90 to 95%", you didn't
bullwinkle428
Feb 2012
#7
They'll figure out soon enough that it's bad news to align with the "99%" since it won't wash.
joshcryer
Feb 2012
#8
Good OP, thank you. 'Moral Panic' a good way to describe what is going on, not to mention
sabrina 1
Feb 2012
#6
Who knew? .. that a couple of random wanna be boneheads could "spell the end of OWS"?
99th_Monkey
Feb 2012
#20
The sad thing is that too Democrats fail to understand the importance of this movement.
donheld
Feb 2012
#21
As it grows over the spring and summer you can expect them to at least channel the rhetoric.
joshcryer
Feb 2012
#25
Thanks for truthtelling! Isn't it amazing that the minute OWS caught fire, there was total
CTyankee
Feb 2012
#39
Good post Josh. The flag burning flap was a "red herring" anyway........
socialist_n_TN
Feb 2012
#35