Another Diarist today talked about a potential weakness that OWS has to contend with over the days/months that are to come. How to turn an occupation in to a movement, and from a movement in to a juggernaut politically.
I don't begin to have all the answers, and while I'm there in spirit, I'm like millions of others who cannot occupy a park in a city.
So I have been left to ponder what I can do (other than donating money) to get the message out.
I know that there are many who resist creation of a focused set of messages from OWS, and while that's a critique regularly applied by the mainstream media, I am not trying to address that.
What I am doing is trying to show support and solidarity to those encamped in parks around the world now from the only place I can: My computer.....I occupy the internet....they whole freaking internet. I am literally everywhere, referring, linking, posting and responding. Below the magic message squiggle, is what I do and what I say:
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