Monday, November 07, 2011
"Oakland businesses to city: It’s “us” or “them” (OWS). The consequences of mob rule"
I have to wonder if there is a word for "protesting for the sake of protesting".
Anyway, this "Occupy Wall Street / Occupy Everything" idea is clearly ill-conceived, mis-directed, and possibly politically contrived.
It doesn't fall within the real scope of peaceful protest or civil disobedience and I'm actually hoping it backfires on those that condone it.
Let's talk about the stupidity of "biting the hand that feeds you"...
Anyway, this "Occupy Wall Street / Occupy Everything" idea is clearly ill-conceived, mis-directed, and possibly politically contrived.
It doesn't fall within the real scope of peaceful protest or civil disobedience and I'm actually hoping it backfires on those that condone it.
Let's talk about the stupidity of "biting the hand that feeds you"...
"MataHarley", at FloppingAces.com, has a lot to say about the Oakland, CA version, and MUCH more:
"In a moment of irony, even Oakland Local, a nonprofit news site that touts itself as being the 'media resource for diverse voices in the East Bay of California and a capacity-building tool to help low-income and under-served communities make their voices heard online' has their own op-ed about the repercussions of Occupy Oakland, and the potential loss of all 'hope' of an urban economic recovery. While careful not to totally alienate themselves to the Occupy cause – which would be a betrayal of their base beliefs – they do speak out of the “invisible” 99%, paying the price for the local disgruntled."
