Wall Street protesters: We're in for the long haul

[Sheilbh]

What the Tea Party engages in is basically the process of politics as usual - rallies to mobilize support, getting sympathetic candidates nominated, etc.

I think that's what they ended up doing but as Yo says they moved the debate onto the deficit way before they engaged with/co-opted/were co-opted by the GOP. 

[Scipio]

...the entire genealogy of modern history, which is essentially the history of protest.

That's an overstatement.

Besides, you're up to the same old nonsense that the anti-capitalist left has consistently engaged in:  No matter how small and irrelevant, any display of public discontent means that the revolution is coming.

Remember- communism is just over the horizon.  The horizon is the apparent boundary where earth and sky meet, which recedes at the rate that you approach it.

[Admiral Yi]

Similarly, "corporate greed" and "irresponsible regulations" are issues now too; at least for the moment.

Those have been "issues" since the financial crisis.

[Jacob]

Similarly, "corporate greed" and "irresponsible regulations" are issues now too; at least for the moment.

Those have been "issues" since the financial crisis.

I saw an statistic, apparently from some place called Nexus that tracks such things, that said the use (in the media, US I presume) of the phrase "corporate greed" had grown by over 8000% since the Occupy Wall Street movement kicked off.

[Ideologue]

Corporate greed.

I'm doing my part.

[Admiral Yi]

I saw an statistic, apparently from some place called Nexus that tracks such things, that said the use (in the media, US I presume) of the phrase "corporate greed" had grown by over 8000% since the Occupy Wall Street movement kicked off.

8000% compared to when?  The day before the movement kicked off?

[Jacob]

8000% compared to when?  The day before the movement kicked off?

I'm guessing it was looking at longer periods... maybe a month or so?

[crazy canuck]

"corporate greed" is a meaningless catch phrase.  It is the best possible symbol for this protest.

[Sheilbh]

Here we go:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=corporate+greed

[Jacob]

"corporate greed" is a meaningless catch phrase.  It is the best possible symbol for this protest.

Out of curiosity, how would the protesters have to comport themselves for you to think their actions meaningful and their message worthy of respect even if you disagreed with it?

BTW, we drank the bottle of wine you guys gave us at the housewarming party. Very tasty

[crazy canuck]

Out of curiosity, how would the protesters have to comport themselves for you to think their actions meaningful and their message worthy of respect even if you disagreed with it?

BTW, we drank the bottle of wine you guys gave us at the housewarming party. Very tasty

First they would have to have a message. 

Glad you liked the wine.

[MadImmortalMan]

It wasn't called champagne was it? Cause if it wasn't from France that would be wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.

[Admiral Yi]

I read an editorial in the University of Iowa student newspaper arguing that Bank of America's decision to reverse itself on debit card fees was due to Occupyers.

[Admiral Yi]

It wasn't called champagne was it? Cause if it wasn't from France that would be wrong. Wrong wrong wrong.

+1

And not just anywhere in France.

[fhdz]

"corporate greed" is a meaningless catch phrase.

I'm not certain it's meaningless. You might for instance take a look at the notion of using bailout money for executive bonuses at a critical time in the economy and say "hmm, to my peepers, that looks a bit like corporate greed".