Let's Not Forget OWS...

[sabrina 1]

52. Yes, but the written declaration of what OWS stands for makes it clear that they

do not support any political party or politician. However all politicians who agree with what they are doing, are welcome to be members, and so far as I know, the only politicians who have joined OWS, are Democrats. It is a natural fit for Democrats.

Otoh, we should not chase any US Citizen away from a Social Justice Movement. But OWS is probably the exact opposite in philosophy of the Libertarian philosophy so it's hard to image anyone conflating the two. OWS is all about helping people, Liberatarians are about people taking care of themselves.

I do think though that people can learn and be influenced when they see something that works. So while OWS is in no way a Libertarian movement and that any Libertarian identifying as a member definitely does not speak for them, I do think that getting away from demonizing people simply because we do not like their views, is refreshing. People can be respectful and even can come to agreement on issues if they are willing to talk and listen to each other.

One of the most destructive things affecting our country today is the divisive rhetoric that is part of our political discourse.

We are all Americans and I see more intelligent discussion about ISSUES rather than political ideology among people at OWS than in any other format. This gives me hope.

The main point is though that the statement that OWS is 'Libertarian' above is completely false.