they are still around... but except for us silly independent media, mostly nobody mentions them.

Women Occupy San Diego is literally picking a fight with City Hall, over police oversight. I cover this shit, but it is amazing how much of the local media ignores them, even when they show up with their old tattered t-shirts.

Mark my words, they will do the same with BLM, or any other movement, that for a myriad of reasons, challenges the center.

Oh and the leftward turn is real.

Thanks

Our media is a big failure in every way. I can not bear to turn on the news and hear the same things over and over and all of equal unimportance.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027482107

Occupy failed because...
it lacks leadership
it doesn't have a singular message, they're all over the place

Thanks for the thread

I know some politicians who are "all over the place" more than OWS.

so they will want the eye ball count as low as possible. Interesting anyways.

And hopefully I'm not right again. But when ever I'd like to be wrong I'm usually not.

It doesn't really belong in either forum, but it mostly belongs in GD.

If it is locked, I can repost it in GDP.

I suggest not letting worrywarts like me cause any concern.

A few went on to working on foreclosures issues. Some found a home with the anti-war committee in Mpls I recently got to see them as they are working on Bernie Sanders campaign and they hosted a debate party. I ran into a few in my college classes they are working on degrees that will serve them well in activism. I am sure that I will cross paths with others we seem to run in the same circles.

Thanks.

by speaking for the voiceless amongst us!

The Powers That Be decreed that they be dragged off the street and they were. That is not America. If someone wants to sit in front of a skyscraper filled with millionaires and say this isn't fair, they should have that right in the real America.

Disgrace that some occupiers were actually beaten for sitting in their little encampment. And the media virtually silent on the matter. I miss real news anchors like Peter Jennings who would tell you the news with just a bit of empathy shining through.

I'm pretty sure both Soros and Steyer are suppporting Hillary (certain about Steyer, not about Soros).

My feeling is the party establishment and their wealthy donors are largely opposing any leftward shift, sticking instead to the priorities of business and empire.

On the ground, different story, many people are waking up to the reality that the party has largely been captured by those interests, and are working to correct this.

In my opinion, if Hillary wins it will be a huge step towards the end of the viability of the party. Policies will serve donors rather than voters, the RW will gain cred by pointing this out (though their policies are slightly worse, it won't stop them from hypocritically pointing out her actions in favor of donors), and the young will not see the party as a vehicle of change or of representing their interests.

The party has to change or a large powerful force may open to its left, enabling Republican electoral victories as the emergent left grows to a size large enough to win national elections.

It would all work itself out in time, problem is we don't have time, we have a global uprising against our imperial actions, and we have rapidly accelerating irreversible climate change that demands radical change and committment.

We need leaders who stand firmly against powerful MIC, fossil fuel, and financial system interests, NOW, which requires electing leaders without their money.

Bernie's campaign is a great opportunity, and I hope we don't waste it. Thanks for the OP and all of your efforts here!

This sentence stands out:

My feeling is the party establishment and their wealthy donors are largely opposing any leftward shift, sticking instead to the priorities of business and empire.

and that was when the crackdown started. OWS refused to serve a master. So Obama decided to attack it.
And I am sure that presidential whip Jamie Dimon had a few choice words about OWS.

I contributed financially to both funding local occupy groups, and discussing ideals and ideas with them, including how to cope with the cold weather and providing some insulating materials and clothing etc.. As progressives, I and many others locally supported their actions, some were much more financially supportive. Today that activity has created a bond between us that Will never die as the ideals of occupy weill not die. Occupy is progressivism and their efforts of self-sacrifice and standing up give us more strength. They have demonstrated that the young and the old can collaborate and together work towards a better future. Occupy visibility alerted many of us to who were the true progressives within our party and allowed us to join together. In many ways our reactions and discussions of Black Lives Matter is doing the same things and evolving into a more general agreement and much more specific knowledge as we read other points long and continually supported by valid research such as Howard Zinn's arguably and informative book "The People"s History of the United States". In fact at a men's club meeting I chaired, I talked about the need of African Americans and Whites to bond if we are going to achieve our common goals and that by becoming educated through reading coupled with discussion we could do this. It is working to achieve that trust and bonding. I am sure that Occupy , Sierra Club and many others have caused more common understanding . Today the progressive movement and Bernie Sanders in particular embraces the goals of these organizations authentically as a matter of long held conscience. Occupy has done wonders for the Progressive movement. We love all who participated and those who still have local Occupy organization. I do ask Occupy, Sierra Club, and civic organizations one thing, if you believe in the same ideals as Bernie Sanders, recognize that your support as volunteers and donors when possible is important to prevent the country from moving further away from the ideas you believe in. today the most important thing you can do is elect someone who can't be bought and works continuously for us. Join us in the revolution-its for us!

"We thought his voice was ours. Now we know we have to speak for ourselves.”

By the way, as a middle aged male I consider one of my life's great moments as being present at Zuccotti park on DAY 1 of OWS

The anti-capitalists, communists, and anarchists behind OWS have their "fingers all over" the rise of Bernard Sanders (I-VT).

This should do wonders for his campaign among the millions of Americans who thought OWS was a bunch of whiney babies looking for free stuff.

Oh wait... Sounds like the Bernouts.

And in my very red conservative fundamentalist area of Florida I as a liberal am considered weird....so name call all you want.

It just doesn't touch me at all.

who were being unjustly foreclosed on.

In New York, they were the first ones in with relief when Hurricane Sandy hit.

In Portland, they ran a mobile free clinic.

Occupy is not dead. Just under the MSM radar.

Just under the radar.

Very long and I went to the middle.

Nice from The Atlantic though.