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Kristof: 'Occupy Wall Street' Needs Clear Goals

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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)10/02/2011 6:34:47 pm PDT

re: #208 boxhead

I’ve got his email and I can ask him if he wants you to email him.

I think these protests could be effective. I think they may be quite effective in getting people generally riled up. They might prove good recruitment drives for the various organizations involved in them.

But in terms of actually effecting regulatory change, there’s one thing that will help in that: taking control of the house away from the GOP and then putting intense pressure on the Democrats to actually do something.

I am not sure what the goal of Occupy Wall Street is. I have no idea what their message is. I understand they’re angry at the banks; I am too. That’s why I’m planning on campaigning for Elizabeth Warren.

I just am not sure what I’m supposed to take away from the protests. The Wisconsin one I supported full-throatedly. I understood the issue and supported the protesters and their allies. Here— I don’t know what it is they want.