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November 18 2011

The right questions

squashed:

Asking what the Occupy Wall Street protestors want is probably not a helpful question. They want a lot of things—and we don’t much care what they want, except where we already agree with them. Writing about their goals is really writing about what we want their goals to be. It’s more about our goals.

A better question:

Why are they protesting? What part of our social contract has shifted so much that suddenly many people seem to want out? Can we fix it?

(via apoplecticskeptic)

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  3. shiracoffee said: The answer to your question can be found on the wearethe99percent blog. The assurance that hard work and playing by the rules will at least make success likely now rings hollow to people who cannot find real, gainful employment with benefits.
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  5. squashedcomments reblogged this from thecallus and added:
    first two answers passing grades. But that third one? I’m going...light your car on fire...
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    We need Bob the Builder.
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  10. moorewr reblogged this from jasencomstock and added:
    OWS’ demands are essentially peasant’s demands: remittance of debts plus (metaphorical) land and bread. These people...
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  14. shorterexcerpts said: Given the push to widely change Medicare/Social Security happening in DC, I’d say quite a few people in power no longer believe in the idea of a social contract.
  15. pasdesolee reblogged this from apoplecticskeptic and added:
    Exactly. And I’m still asking these questions and not getting straight responses.
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