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sabrina 1

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8. OWS far exceeded its initial goals which were mainly to
Tue Oct 1, 2013, 11:23 AM
Oct 2013

plan a protest that would not go home after just one day. They hoped to remain on the street for at most, two weeks and only in one city, NY. They had planned the event for three months, realizing that to get any attention they would have to do something different to all the other protests which no matter how big they were, were mostly ignored.

The fact that they spread across the country and even the world so rapidly and remained far longer than intended, shows how much this movement was needed.

That is a great article, Joe and far more accurate than most on OWS. They have not gone away, they have evolved as most successful movements do over time.

Thanks for the link.

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I would add that 'waking people up to inequality' helped Obama win in 2012. applegrove Sep 2013 #1
Those are all fine examples Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2013 #2
Thanks. applegrove Sep 2013 #3
This. Earth_First Sep 2013 #4
so true, ellenrr Sep 2013 #6
as someone said.. ellenrr Sep 2013 #7
OWS far exceeded its initial goals which were mainly to sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #8
+ ellenrr Oct 2013 #9
surprising analysis considering the source! nt ellenrr Sep 2013 #5
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