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,9 E>LY #b#a#a1 9 RESPONSE TO AU/]ITY MEASURES1 PROTE/]S OCCUPI$ ! CAPITOL BUILD+ 9 ,MADISON1 ,WISCONS94 ,IT WAS A LOCALIZ$ /RUGGLE1 BUT IT GA9$ TRACTION ON ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION \T ( ALL PROPORTION TO ITS SIZE4 ,?IS CLE>LY 9DICAT$ ?AT SOME?+ BIG WAS COM+1 & SOME ( US EV5 BRA9/ORM$ AB\T H[ TO PREP>E = IT--BUT ALL ! SAME1 ! NATIONWIDE WAVE ( ,OCCUPY A FEW MON?S LAT] CAU<T US FLAT-FOOT$4 

,9 ,AUGU/ #b#a#d1 AFT] :ITE POLICE (FIC] ,D>R5 ,WILSON KILL$ UN>M$ BLACK TE5AG] ,MI*AEL ,BR[N 9 ,F]GUSON1 ,MISS\RI1 A WEEK & A HALF ( PIT*$ PROTE/S %OOK ! T[N4 ,ONCE AGA91 !SE W]E LOCALIZ$1 BUT !Y LOOM$ BIG 9 ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION4 ,POLICE KILL SOME?+ LIKE ?REE PEOPLE A DAY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S1 WE'VE SE5 A PATT]N ( 9CREAS+ \TRAGE AGA9/ !SE MURD]S1 BUT UNTIL ?AT ,AUGU/ IT HADN'T GA9$ MU* LEV]AGE ON ! PUBLIC CONSCI\SNESS4 ,:AT WAS NEW AB\T ! ,F]GUSON PROTE/S WAS NOT JU/ ?AT PEOPLE REFUS$ TO C$E ! /REETS TO ! POLICE = DAYS ON 5D1 NOR ?AT !Y OP5LY DEFI$ ! 0COMMUNITY LEAD]%IP0 ?AT USUALLY PACIFIES SU* REVOLTS4 ,IT WAS ALSO ?AT ALL >\ND ! C\NTRY1 PEOPLE W]E F9ALLY PAY+ ATT5TION & EXPRESS+ APPROVAL4 

,LIKE ! OCCUPATION ( ! CAPITOL BUILD+ 9 ,MADISON1 ?IS MAY PORT5D ?+S TO COME4 ,F]GUSON IS A MICROCOSM ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,C\LD WE SEE AN UPRIS+ LIKE ?IS SPREAD NATIONWIDE8 ,IT SEEMS ALMO/ POSSIBLE1 RI<T N[1 AS ! GOV]NOR ( ,MISS\RI HAS DECL>$ A PREEMPTIVE /ATE ( EM]G5CY & PEOPLE ALL OV] ! ,U,S >E PREP>+ DEMON/RATIONS = ! DAY ?AT ! GR& JURY REFUSES TO 9DICT ,D>R5 ,WILSON4 

,:AT LIMITS DID ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T REA*8 ,:Y DID IT SUBSIDE )\T A*IEV+ ITS OBJECT ( TRANS=M+ SOCIETY8 ,FIR/1 IT (F]$ ALMO/ NO ANALYSIS ( RACIALIZ$ P[]1 DESPITE ! C5TRAL ROLE ( RACE 9 DIVID+ LABOR /RUGGLES & POOR PEOPLE'S RESI/ANCE 9 ! ,U,S4 ,SECOND1 P]HAPS NOT CO9CID5TALLY1 ITS DISC\RSE WAS L>GELY LEGALI/IC & RE=MI/--IT WAS PREMIS$ ON ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ! LAWS & 9/ITUTIONS ( ! /ATE >E FUNDAM5TALLY B5EFICIAL1 OR AT LEA/ LEGITIMATE4 ,F9ALLY1 IT BEGAN AS A POLITICAL RA!R ?AN SOCIAL MOVEM5T--H5CE ! DECISION TO OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET 9/EAD ( ACT+ ON A T]RA9 CLOS] TO MO/ PEOPLE'S EV]YDAY LIVES1 AS IF CAPITALISM W]E NOT A UBIQUIT\S RELATION BUT SOME?+ EMANAT+ FROM ! /OCK M>KET4 ,AS A RESULT ( !SE ?REE FACTORS1 ! MAJORITY ( ! P>TICIPANTS 9 ,OCCUPY W]E ACTIVI/S1 NEWLY PREC>I\S EXILES FROM ! MIDDLE CLASS1 & MEMB]S ( ! UND]CLASS1 9 R\<LY ?AT ORD]2 ! WORK+ POOR W]E NOTABLY ABS5T4 ,! SIMPLI/IC SLOGANE]+ ( ,OCCUPY OBSCUR$ ! L9ES ( CONFLICT ?AT RUN ?R\< \R SOCIETY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM3 0POLICE >E P>T ( ! #i#i.00 IS TE*NICALLY TRUE1 ECONOMICALLY SPEAK+1 BUT SO >E MO/ RAPI/S & :ITE SUPREMACI/S4 ,ALL ( ?IS MEANT ?AT :5 ! POLICE CAME TO EVICT ! 5CAMPM5TS & KILL ! MOVEM5T1 ,OCCUPY HAD NEI!R ! NUMB]S1 NOR ! FI]C5ESS1 NOR ! ANALYSIS IT W\LD HAVE NE$$ TO DEF5D ITSELF4 

,:5 A MOVEM5T REA*ES ITS LIMITS & SUBSIDES1 IT ILLU/RATES ! OB/ACLES FUTURE MOVEM5TS WILL HAVE TO SURPASS4 ,IT'S POSSIBLE TO UND]/& ! SOCIAL MOM5TUM ORIG9AT+ 9 ,F]GUSON AS AN ANSW] TO ! FAILURES ( ,OCCUPY4 ,:]E ,OCCUPY :ITEWA%$ ! ISSUE ( RACE1 ! PROTE/S 9 ,F]GUSON PLAC$ IT FRONT & C5T]4 ,:]E ,OCCUPY CONF9$ ITSELF TO ! UNFAVORABLE T]RA9 ( 0POLITICAL0 PHYSICAL SITES & RE=MI/ DEM&S1 ! PEOPLE :O ROSE UP 9 ,F]GUSON W]E FI<T+ ON !IR [N /REETS = !IR [N V]Y LIVES4 ,:]EAS1 ) ! TEMPOR>Y EXCEPTION ( ,OCCUPY ,OAKL&1 ,OCCUPY LACK$ ! WILL TO /& D[N ! POLICE1 PEOPLE 9 ,F]GUSON BRAV$ TE> GAS & EV5 BULLETS TO DO JU/ ?AT4 ,:]E ,OCCUPY S\<T TO CONCEAL ALL ! DIFF]5T =MS ( HI]>*Y & /RIFE ?AT CUT ?R\< ?IS SOCIETY B5EA? ! UNIFY+ BANN] ( 0! #i#i.010 ! CONFLICTS 9 ,F]GUSON COMPELL$ EV]YONE TO CONFRONT !M4 ,EV5 IF IT DOESN'T >ISE 9 RESPONSE TO ! GR& JURY V]DICT ON ,D>R5 ,WILSON1 ! NEXT P[]FUL SOCIAL MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S WILL LIKELY HAVE MORE 9 COMMON ) :AT WE'VE SE5 9 ,F]GUSON ?AN ) ,OCCUPY 7OR ITS ]SATZ SEQUELS1 LIKE ! SELF-POLIC+1 PRE-PACIFI$ ,PEOPLE'S ,CLIMATE ,M>*74 

,! MOM5TUM PROCE$+ FROM ! DEMON/RATIONS 9 ,F]GUSON HAS ITS [N 9T]NAL T5SIONS1 :I* WILL BECOME MORE APP>5T ! FUR!R IT GOES4 ,IS ! PROBLEM POLICE BRUTALITY1 OR POLIC+ ITSELF8 ,IS ! RI<TFUL PROTAGONI/ ( ?IS /RUGGLE ! LOCAL POOR P]SON ( COLOR1 ! RESPECTABLE LEAD] ( COLOR1 ! :ITE ALLY1 OR EV]YONE :O OPPOSES POLICE KILL+S8 ,IF IT IS ! LATT]1 H[ %\LD WE DEAL ) ! P[] IMBALANCES )9 ?IS 0EV]YONE08 ,H[ %\LD DEMON/RATORS FROM \TSIDE ! MO/ T>GET$ COMMUNITIES RELATE TO CONFLICTS PLAY+ \T )9 !M1 SU* AS DISPUTES OV] TACTICS OR RISK8 ,& DO WE REALLY HAVE TO REPEAT ! DEBATE AB\T VIOL5CE & NONVIOL5CE YET AGA98 

,RI<T N[1 AU?ORITIES ( ALL /RIPES >\ND ! ,U,S >E SCRAMBL+ TO CAPITALIZE ON ?OSE FAULT L9ES TO NEUTRALIZE A POT5TIAL SECOND WAVE ( UNRE/ 9 RESPONSE TO ! MURD] ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4 ,!Y 9T5D TO MANAGE \R RAGE & HE>TBREAK1 TO *ANNEL IT 9TO CONTA9$ PROTE/S ?AT WILL FUNCTION AS A M]E PRESSURE VALVE--LIKE ! PEOPLE :O HELD SIGNS AT ,OCCUPY = A FEW MON?S BE=E RETURN+ TO !IR LIVES AS ATOMIZ$ 9DIVIDUALS4 ,IF !Y SUCCE$1 IT WILL EMBOLD5 POLICE DEP>TM5TS NATIONWIDE TO GO ON KILL+ PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY Y\NG BLACK M51 & IT WILL TAKE ! QUE/ION ( TRANS=M+ SOCIETY (F ! TABLE ONCE MORE4 ,! /AKES >E HI<4 

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