re: #590 b_sharp

You’re assuming this starting point has to be in the form of single globally applicable description. There are a number of diverse groups involved, each of them with their own starting point and evolution. Since the OWS is a sum of its parts, as the parts evolve so does the OWS.

You are implying a single, monolithic organizing principle where there is none. ATM, OWS is a loose affiliation of well-meaning, localized flash mobs in tents. They are by definition highly localized, as the targets of the protest are local banks and entities. Do not mistake adaptation for evolution. Something sustainable and meaningful may well spring out of the OWS movement, but OWS is more a political agar than a coherent political movement. OWS 2.0 in Zurich will be very different than that in New York. The legal, social, political and philosophical environments are too varied.