[P2P-F] Thoughts on OWS

Wed Nov 30 09:21:45 CET 2011

hi Natalie, it must be hard to see, but at the same time, one has to think
about the extraordinary achievements in such a short time ... building a
movement is never going to be a walk in the park!

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Natalie Golovin <10natalie at cox.net> wrote:

>   I was so enthused-sent money-wanted to help-wanted to get support from
> other groups to magnify political power. What’s happening??
> I believe the strategy needs to be reworked.
> The entire Occupy idea hasn’t been very successful. If you have a
> campsite- as time passes, the energy is spent on housekeeping issues-not
> political pressure. Issues revert to games with police & maintenance.
> Distractions & bad actors within the camps alienate off-site supporters.
> Start over in the spring with new & vibrant messages. Attack responsible
> parties-The FED-Treasury-SEC-Fannie & Freddie-enough 4 starters. One huge
> march @ a time-revolving-with an agreed-upon demand (just 1) & focusing on
> failures & evil actors at each station. Wall Street is powerless without
> politicians enabling them!!
> I drove by our local pathetic group today- that had been moved to the
> sidewalk & got really angry & teary. It doesn’t have to end this way-Does
> it??
>
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