On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:20 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > That's really unfortunate, actually. No matter what you thought of the > original, grassroots message of the early occupy movement, they should have > been allowed to voice their message of protest in a...."pure" manner, for > lack of a better term.
I think that the primary downfall of many movements is the same thing that initially starts out as it's strength. The communal, inclusive spirit that is required to build a grass roots movement means that they will take on any volunteer to help out. They need warm bodies, and aren't particularly careful about who they are or how well aligned their beliefs are. As the influence of the movement grows, these other people start to influence the group from within as well. To succeed, they may need to maintain a narrow focus on a very specific channel of goals and problems without distracting and scattering the organization on too many side issues. But there is a reason that the people who are part of Occupy have a reputation for being hippie slackers.... While there are certainly exceptions, the level of organization required to maintain this focus is not frequently found in that particular social group as a whole. However, it's definitely found in business people. -Cameron ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:351171 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
