Some say, “Yeah, but it didn’t really *do* anything” — but I think it did a lot. The idea that 1% own the majority of our financial resources was introduced into mainstream American consciousness in a way that it had never been before.mariannewilliamson.substack.…

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We can thank two main factors for OWS stalling out: - The Obama admin making a concerted effort to shut it down - The idiot voting public that continues to vote for the same two parties
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“In the last three and four decades in the United States American capitalism has lost its ethical center.” Marianne Williamson Occupy Wall Street 2011
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Yes change happens when consciousness raising reaches critical mass!
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Class warfare is not a good thing.
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I agree ... (the 1% vs. the 99%) ... crep into our awareness ... just like Bernie ... he didn't win, but in national polls his ideas have become mainstream ... The field of ideas is the real battlefield!
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If we're to believe in political progress I feel like we have to have some faith that things like this change the discourse in way that furthers human flourishing. Even if it's subtle now I think the echoes do serve the betterment of us all.
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#MMT
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lol it
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I think you are right!
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I remember occupy Wall Street not accomplishing anything. I also remember that after occupy Wall Street, lots of discussions about economic growth included who received the benefits of the growth. Didn’t fix inequity but it did make discussion about it mainstream.
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