The Occupy movement has begun targeting American West Coast ports. It is a demonstration of numbers and momentum... and a complete lack of strategic sense.
The persons likely to suffer the most from this ill-conceived operation are the dock workers, truckers, and other ordinary people whose livelihood or convenience is dependent on goods exported or imported through those ports. In short, the top 1% will not feel the pinch nearly as much as the 99%.
The justification for this self-destructive drama is a vague hodgepodge of Marxist and Gandhian fantasy. Very few of those adversely affected are likely to appreciate the rationale for this action, assuming that they can even comprehend it.
It is high time that the Occupy movement took a step back to get its bearings. The movement cannot go forward, much less succeed, without a clear ideology, a concrete platform, cohesive strategy, and capable leadership.
The persons likely to suffer the most from this ill-conceived operation are the dock workers, truckers, and other ordinary people whose livelihood or convenience is dependent on goods exported or imported through those ports. In short, the top 1% will not feel the pinch nearly as much as the 99%.
The justification for this self-destructive drama is a vague hodgepodge of Marxist and Gandhian fantasy. Very few of those adversely affected are likely to appreciate the rationale for this action, assuming that they can even comprehend it.
It is high time that the Occupy movement took a step back to get its bearings. The movement cannot go forward, much less succeed, without a clear ideology, a concrete platform, cohesive strategy, and capable leadership.
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