Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The Occupiers' legacy

Occupy Wall Street is over, technically speaking, and has been for several months. What did it leave behind?
  • People with paraphernalia proclaiming that they are the 99%. 
  • Ruined parks and destroyed public spaces.
  • Jokes and statements that demonstrate that the "Occupy ______" phrase has entered general terminology.
  • Knock-off movements such as Boston's "Occupy the MBTA" protesting raising fares in favor of providing it with taxpayer money. (It used to be common sense that they people who use something should pay for it, but not anymore.)
In fact, despite its dormancy, I have to take into consideration the idea that perhaps the Occupy movement is "Not Dead but Sleeping" and may perhaps rear its head again in the future.

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