tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568091996048915629.post4216335429097944405..comments2023-10-17T09:47:59.837-06:00Comments on Essays by Sean: Occupy Wall Street, Part TwoSean Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568091996048915629.post-30438183572111958102011-12-30T20:33:52.474-07:002011-12-30T20:33:52.474-07:00Hi Mazzastick,
Good point. Thank you.
Perhaps a p...Hi Mazzastick,<br />Good point. Thank you.<br /><br />Perhaps a protest is only functional when it is part of an overall plan, with other tools being used as well. The alternative, protest as (almost) an end in itself, strikes me as too much hubris or too much despair.<br /><br />Martin Luther King's protesters submitted to the authority being trained in nonviolence, while delegating King to use other tools: negotiations and publicity.<br /><br />It occurs to me that the hoops protesters would jump through to create a chain of command would not only give them the legitimacy to stop those who want to riot, and legitimacy in the eyes of the public, but something more: Like the hoops of forming and registering a non-profit, hoops help people to think through goals and objectives, and to feel accountable to their own plans.Sean Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724844971087639706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6568091996048915629.post-4572653731915055592011-12-30T08:51:19.755-07:002011-12-30T08:51:19.755-07:00Hi Sean,
My only concern about the Occupy movement...Hi Sean,<br />My only concern about the Occupy movement is that it will get violent. As a result more Draconian laws will be implemented which is the last thing that we need.<br /><br />It's ok to protest, just do it smartly. :)Mazzastickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816495543613495044noreply@blogger.com