http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2011/11/spirit-of-%e2%80%9976-occupy-philadelphia-voicelessness-and-the-challenge-of-growing-the-occupy-wall-street-movement/ Informed reflection on the events of the day Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.23 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2011/11/spirit-of-%e2%80%9976-occupy-philadelphia-voicelessness-and-the-challenge-of-growing-the-occupy-wall-street-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-20507 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:49:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=9765#comment-20507 I agree that the conversation can be more specific in offering solutions. But there are conversations occuring now that would most likely not have been occuring before the movement began. I’m just talking about the media sphere. Last week, while waiting in line to get some food from a street vendor across from Zuccotti Park, I listened in on a conversation between a man in a suit and tie debating with a protestor about the social meaning of money. By my estimation, the protestor, who just happened to be extremely knowledgeable about the history of the US monetary system, was winning the debate, and the suit seemed to be impressed. Not that anything had actually changed, but the thing about it that struck me was that it was not just an example of “preaching to the converted.” More conversations like that, “across the aisle” so to speak, need to be taking place. And, if its done right, I think there is potential there to indeed raise political consciousness to a new level.

]]> http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/2011/11/spirit-of-%e2%80%9976-occupy-philadelphia-voicelessness-and-the-challenge-of-growing-the-occupy-wall-street-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-20448 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.deliberatelyconsidered.com/?p=9765#comment-20448 I am broadly sympathetic to the Occupy movement. But I think that Colin is highlighting an important problem here. Speaking in the name of the 99% is much easier than developing critical discussions and courses of action as a substantial part of the 99%. This is the great challenge of the new phase of the movement. Speaking in a way that addresses the concerns of the young couple Colin can understand and appreciate is the prerequisite to being a consequential historic movement.

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