,! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T 

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,AU?OR 3 ,BURN ,%IT 

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#a4 ,A ,GR[+ ,OBSESSION ,) ,DEM&S 

  

,! ,NEW ,YORK ,TIMES QUOTES ONE OCCUPI]2 ',WE ABSOLUTELY NE$ DEM&S444 P[] CONC$ES NO?+ )\T A DEM&4' ,! ,OCCUPY ,SEATTLE WEBSITE HAS A NUMB] ( POLICY POLLS = DEM&S RANG+ FROM1 'UNIV]SAL $UCATION' TO '5D CORPORATE P]SONHOOD4' ,A/ONI%+LY1 MANY ( ! ,N,Y,C PROTE/]S SEE FIT TO WORK T[>DS A SET ( ULTIMATUMS = ! POLITICIANS 9 ,WA%+TON TO CONSID]4 ,) UNP>ALLEL$ POLITICAL NAIVETY1 SOME ?9K IT BE/ = !IR REPRES5TATIVES 9 ,CONGRESS TO TAKE F9AL RESPONSIBILITY = 'FIX+' CAPITALISM4 ,IT SEEMS MANY PROTE/]S CANNOT %AKE !IR ATTA*M5T TO EXI/+ P[] /RUCTURES4 

#b4 ,! ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM & ',NICE' ,CAPITALISM 

  

,PICTURE IT N[3 ,! M9D-NUMB+1 SIX-H\R G5]AL ASSEMBLY ( E>NE/ CAMP]S WRANGL+ OV] ! PROS & CONS ( RE=M+ ! BANK+ SY/EM4 ,SE>*+ = A CONS5SUS TO DRAW A PLAN = A NICE NEW CAPITALISM ') A HUMAN FACE'1 ONE REGULAT$ MORE EFFECTIVELY BY ! /ATE4 ,UND]LY+ MU* 7NOT ALL7 ( ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T IS A /RANGE SORT ( ,AM]ICAN ,DREAM N>RATIVE & ! IDEALIZ$ NOTION ( A PURE1 MORAL & NON-P>A/ITIC CAPITALISM4 ,! IDEA ?AT A ONCE-FAIR & EQUITABLE M]ITOCRACY HAS BE5 CORRUPT$ BY A T9Y FEW :O'VE TAK5 ?+S TOO F>4 ,/ILL W$D$ TO ! BASIC T5ETS ( CAPITALISM & REPRES5TATIVE DEMOCRACY1 MANY ( ! ,OCCUPY PROTE/]S >5'T DEM&+ ANY?+ ?AT'S P>TICUL>LY RADICAL4 ',N,O,T ,A,G,A,9,/ ,C,A,P,I,T,A,L,I,S,M1 ,J,U,/ ,A,G,A,9,/ ,G,R,E,$6' - AS IF ! :OLE MA*9E DIDN'T ?RIVE ON AN AV>ICI\S DRIVE TO MAKE A PR(IT BY ANY MEANS1 MASK$ BY USEFUL EUPHEMISMS LIKE 'AMBITION' & '5TREPR5EURIAL SPIRIT'4 ,9 A ,HUFF+TON ,PO/ >TICLE 5TITL$1 ',! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T3 ,NOT ,ANTI-,CAPITALI/ BUT ,ANTI-,FUNDAM5TALI/' ,RI*>D ,/ACY WRITES1 ',!RE IS NOT A PROBLEM ) CAPITALISM1 P] SE1 & V]Y FEW PROTE/]S >E CLAIM+ AS SU*4 ,! PROBLEM IS ! V>IANT ( CAPITALISM WE HAVE BE5 PURSU+ = MO/ ( ! LA/ #c YE>S4' ,OH YES4 ,H[ CAN WE =GET ?OSE ROSY DAYS ( ,WILSON & ,CALLA<AN1 :5 ! ,LABOR ,P>TY ACTUALLY MEANT ! P>TY ( LABOR & ACTUALLY REPRES5T$ ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ MASSES 7OR IS ?AT ! #i#i.078 ,DO PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE SU* A MISPLAC$ FETI% = ?AT ]A ( BIG GOV]NM5T SOCIAL DEMOCRACY8 ,DO !Y ?9K BACK TO ?OSE DAYS AS IF ! LIB]AL ,WE/ WAS ! L& ( MILK1 HONEY & /ABLE CLASS RELATIONS8 

,?IS LIB]AL-WELF>I/-SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC SYCOPHANCY IS BAS$ ON A TOTAL MISREAD+ ( CAPITALISM'S HI/ORICAL EVOLUTION4 ,AT ! RISK ( TALK+ SOME ,M>XI/ DIALECTICAL BILGE1 ! ,KEYNESIAN PO/W> CONS5SUS WAS A POLITICAL-ECONOMIC MODEL ?AT SUIT$ ONE P>TICUL> /AGE ( CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T4 ,NEW CONDITIONS 7NOT LEA/ A LONG P]IOD ( /AGNATION & ! BEG9N+ ( ! PROCESS ( GLOBALIZATION7 GAVE RISE TO ! NEO-LIB]AL1 MONET>I/ MODEL1 :I* ALL[$ UNREGULAT$ CAPITAL TO MOVE ACROSS BORD]S FREELY & EXP&$ CR$IT TO /IMULATE A /IFL$ DEM& & FLAT-L9+ REAL WAGES4 ,ALL !SE SY/EMS >E JU/ DIFF]5T V>IATIONS ON ! SAME PUTRID & DEBAS$ !ME1 JU/ /AGES 9 ! EVOLUTION ( A MORALLY BANKRUPT SY/EM ?AT HAS AN UN=TUNATE SELF-ADJU/+ ME*ANISM GU>ANTEE+ ITS SURVIVAL ?R\< C\NTLESS CRISES ?US F>4 

#c4 ,A ,%IT ,SLOGAN 

  

,WE ,>E ,! #i#i.04 ,ALL \R GRIEVANCES & FRU/RATIONS WAT]$ D[N 9TO A VACU\S1 SIMPLI/IC1 TWITT]-FRI5DLY SLOGAN4 ,JU/ AS VAPID AS ',YES ,WE ,CAN' OR ',KEEP ,HOPE ,ALIVE'4 ,IS ?IS AN ATTEMPT TO QUANTIFY ! CLASS /RUGGLE8 ,A H&Y LITTLE =MULA TO EXPLA9 9EQUALITY & 9COME DISP>ITIES8 ,UN=TUNATELY1 \R PROBLEMS HAVE SURPASS$1 '! #a.0 V]SUS EV]YBODY ELSE'4 ,P[] IS MORE 5TR5*$ & IT CANNOT BE DEL9EAT$ OR R$UC$ 9TO A NEAT LITTLE MANTRA OR PYRAMID DIAGRAM ( SOCIETIES' 'P[] /RUCTURE'4 

,DUR+ ,FRANCE'S ,R$ ,T]ROR1 ,M>AT DREW UP AN EXACT LI/ ( >\ND #c#f1 NAMES1 CLAIM+ ?AT ALL ! PROBLEMS ( ! ,FR5* PEOPLE C\LD BE SOLV$ VIRTUALLY OV]NI<T IF ! #c#f1 W]E GUILLOT9$4 ,?IS CLAIM AT LEA/ W\LD HAVE MADE MORE S5SE 9 HIS ]A ( AUTOCRATIC LEVIA?ANS & ! ABSOLUTE OMNIPOT5CY ( ,*UR* & ,/ATE4 ,AT LEA/ !N !RE WAS A DEF9ITE1 DISC]NIBLE L9E ( AU?ORITY HEAD+ /EEPLY D[N A FEUDAL PYRAMID1 BUT ,I'M NOT SO SURE ?AT ?IS IS ! CASE N[ 7OR EV5 IF IT WAS !N74 ,IT'S NOT SO BLACK & :ITE BETWE5 ! P[]FUL & P[]LESS2 ! MONOLI?IC 9/ITUTION_/ELITE VS4 ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,P[] IS MORE DIFFUSE4 ,IT MANAGES TO WORM ITS WAY 9TO ALL RELATION%IPS & PRACTICAL 5DEAVORS1 A CRISSCROSS+ WEB ( CO]CIVE & MANIPULATIVE CONNECTIONS ?AT REPRODUCE !MSELVES ?R\< 9DIVIDUALS - \R JOB IS TO GRASP ?IS & M9IMIZE ITS HOLD OV] US4 ,IF ,I'M WRONG !N FUCK IT1 LETS JU/ HANG ! #a.0 & BE DONE ) IT1 & 5JOY ! RE/ ( \R LIVES )\T !SE P>ASITES4 

#d4 ,:AT >E !Y ,OCCUPY+8 

  

,LOOKS TO ME LIKE !Y'RE SLEEP+ 9 A P>K OR ON A BIT ( CONCRETE \TSIDE A *UR*4 ,A PROTE/ CAN EI!R BE A M$IA-SPECTACLE ?AT 'RAISES AW>5ESS'1 OR IT CAN ACTUALLY POSE A REAL ?REAT TO ! ,/ATE IF IT *ALL5GES IT DIRECTLY4 ,>E !SE OCCUPATIONS AB\T E/ABLI%+ ',TEMPOR>Y ,AUTONOM\S ,ZONES' OR ',SPACES ( ,HOPE'1 SELF-GOV]N+ & 9DEP5D5T ( TRADITIONAL P[] /RUCTURES & ! ,/ATE1 ?AT C\LD POT5TIALLY LEAD TO A SITUATION ( 'DUAL P[]' ?AT NEGATES ! ,/ATE'S HEGEMONY1 OR BEG9S TO CON/RUCT '! NEW 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD'8 ,OR >E !Y OPPOSITIONAL ATTEMPTS TO DISRUPT 7OR JU/ QUE/ION7 ! /ATUS QUO )\T E/ABLI%+ A POSITIVE ALT]NATIVE8 ,BO? W\LD BE F9E1 BUT ,I'M NOT SURE ?AT ,OCCUPY IS DO+ EI!R1 OR IF !Y >E1 !IR ATTEMPTS SEEM A LITTLE WAT]$-D[N4 ,9 FAIRNESS1 ,OCCUPY ,OAKL& HAS MADE ! MO/ PROGRESS T[>DS ACTUALLY TURN+ ! OCCUPATION 9TO A REAL ,EV5T1 & ?IS IS P>TLY DUE TO ! WILDLY DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESSION ! 79ITIALLY7 PEACEFUL 5CAMPM5T RECEIV$ FROM ! POLICE4 

,! PRACTICAL_/ORGANIZATIONAL =MS ( ! OCCUPY MOVEM5T 7RADICALLY DEMOCRATIC1 HORIZONTALLY-/RUCTUR$7 SEEM TO BE MORE RADICAL ?AN ! CONT5T 7RE=MI/ 'DEM&S'1 SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC LEAN+S74 ,! NON-HI]>*ICAL1 ORGANIC /RUCTURE IS LAUDABLE1 ) G5]AL ASSEMBLIES AS ! SOLE DECISION-MAK+ BODIES1 BUT TO BE EFFECTIVE1 ! OCCUPATIONS NE$ TO BECOME MORE ?AN JU/ POLITICAL CAMPSITES4 

,APOLOGIES = NOT BE+ COMPLETELY OV]JOY$ AT ! PROSPECT ( NEW G5]ATION ( ACTIVI/S DEM&+ 79 ! MA97 A RETURN TO SOME SORT ( PRE-CUTS-PRE-MONET>I/-PRE-,?AT*]-PRE-,REAGAN-PRE-D]EGULATION-CAPITALISM1 & IMAG9+ A K9D ( SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE1 WELF>I/ FREE M>KET TO REPLACE ! RAPACI\S CAPITALISM ( LATE4 ,P]HAPS ,I'M JEAL\S NOT BE+ 9 ! PLACE :]E IT'S ALL APP>5TLY 'HAPP5+'1 BUT MY SYMPA?Y IS /RET*$ ) A MOVEM5T ?AT HAS CONSI/5TLY TRI$ TO APPEAL TO BO?1 'LEFT & RI<T1 LIB]AL & CONS]VATIVE'1 DE-POLITICIZ+ CLASS W>F>E & %\T+1 ',=GET Y\R POLITICS1 ,Y,\ ,>,E ,! #i#i.06666666666#a#a66 _?,[,S' 

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