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In reply to the discussion: Occupy Denver Posts Terrible Message [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)The reason that the movement is shrinking is because of those black hoodie, troublemaking assholes. What old hippies want to go down to the Occupy with the grandkids if the vibe is going to be bricks, barricades and pepper spray?
The vibe needs to be positive, upbeat, determined, productive, along the lines of "We can change the world" not "Fuck the police."
I think Occupy needs leadership at the national level. Maybe a Board of Directors paradigm, with leaders from all walks of life and persuasions, but the way it works right now...well, it isn't working.
The opportunity is being squandered, to put it bluntly. If they don't get their shit together soon, they'll be relegated to the fringe--well meaning, like Code Pink, but "way out there" and frankly, mocked.
It's a shame. The potential is there. Won't be there forever, though.