Highlight of yesterday's coverage was when law enforcement changed their story and said they raided the protest because the anarchists wanted to take over. As they said on the OccupyBoston twitter profile, anarchists don't want anyone to take over. Police backed away from that excuse pretty fast.
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: >> But this movement is a bit different - more populist (which probably accounts for the occasional Tea Party-sounding rant) and less doctrinaire in terms of party politics or orthodox liberal ideology than I have typically seen. > > Unfortunately, most of the rhetoric I've seen coming out of my local occupation is the standard lefty anti-big-corporations boilerplate. They're also holding their general assembly meetings at 2 PM daily, which isn't any help for attracting a diverse crowd. > However, the "Occupy ______" movement in general has somehow managed to get support on social media from both the left-wing anarchists (we shouldn't need a state because we should all care for each other) and the right-wing anarchists (we shouldn't need a state because corporations can do the same job) I know, which is impressive. > -- > David J. Lynch > [email protected] > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
