![\"A](\"http:\/\/sicloot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_11_27_occupy_discussion.jpg\" "\\"Discussion")
It is good to have a place where people remember. Many are angry at the way the government, corporations, and media have enabled the recent crises and wars. Yet it is difficult to find a forum where we Americans can voice our displeasure. We continue with our busy lives and memory becomes fragmented.<\/p>\n
The Occupy movement has begun to change that. It offers a space for people to converse, to learn, and to organize. <\/p>\n
Many perspectives are voiced, making consensus difficult. However, the strength of the movement does not lie in its demands, but in its discussion.<\/p>\n
Occupy Boston is the beginning of an ongoing discussion about the
\nproblems with America\u2019s economic system and how it has damaged
\ngovernment and the fabric of society as a whole.
\n— Occupy Boston’s first press release<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nA free and just society is not the product of a democratic government, established media, or a capitalist economy. It arises from the continual struggle of the people. The Occupy movement is the beginning of another in a long series of those struggles.<\/p>\n
A couple perspectives:<\/i><\/p>\n
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- DCheeno: Why I #Occupy<\/a><\/li>\n
- UnaSpenser: What is this #Occupy thing?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is good to have a place where people remember. Many are angry at the way the government, corporations, and media have enabled the recent crises and wars. Yet it is difficult to find a forum where we Americans can … Continue reading