How Occupy Wall Street Won In One Chart

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Agree or disagree with the aims and means of Occupy Wall Street, but the movement changed the way we think about our world forever.

For proof, look no further than the upcoming World Economic Forum in Davos. Each year, the organization puts out a report indicating what it believes are the world's biggest risks.

For the past three years, income inequality has been the #1 global risk.

But prior to 2012, inequality wasn't even on the list. Those protests in 2011 clearly had a profound on global thinking, right up tot he elite level.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-occupy-wall-street-won-in-one-chart-2014-1

Top "global risks" discussed at Davos since 2007
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For some reason, I get the feeling that those gathering at Davos have a different perception of who exactly is at risk, and they're stratagizing to save their own asses. I wouldn't exactly call this a victory, but at least we know that they got the memo.

[Scootaloo]

1. It's an interesting pattern to look at, whatever your take from it is

Mine? This spread looks as if we're rolling at terminal velocity towards a cliff and someone cut the brakes.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

3. Good interpretation. n/t

[immoderate]

2. I sent this to a Libertarian friend...

He always tries to taunt me about the fact that Occupy was a disorganized and aimless movement. My response is usually "You will never understand."

I sent him this and followed it with, "You still won't understand."

--imm

[sabrina 1]

4. Lol, that old talking point started even before they had a clue what was going on. I wonder what

they paid for those talking points and which of our 'security contractors' and/or think tanks, got the contract.

Whatever they paid, they were robbed. One of the most effective things OWS had going for them was the way they articulated themselves.

While OWS slogans are now part of the political dialogue and the language itself, you will never see the anti-Wall St talking points anywhere other than in drive by comments on the internet. They should hire the original OWS ad people, they were brilliant.

AND they had some of the BEST posters EVER. Their art work, signs etc were spectacular and inspiring.