Afterthought from the OWS discussion

Occupy Wall Street Argument

I come from the same position that Taibbi did, seeing the protest as a gathering of eco-warriors looking to stop the government from further a stranglehold on the public. This was the view of many public onlookers as the crowd of activists took to the streets and started the chants. But about further investigation and research we find that the beginning of the movement held an encompassing message, distribution of equal wealth. This message morphed into a list of irrelevant request, leaving the movement in an awkward position, lacking a clear purpose.

Through the group discussion during class the introduction of information that the movement in the end was dispersed by the government. Leaving the impression that the movement may have started strong, but in the end the goal was never achieved. But the one thing that I left that class was that this may be the first step to a larger revolution. Maybe gathering inspiration from many of the government revolution in the Middle East, and the spark is occupies message, equality in any aspects of life.