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In reply to the discussion: Occupy's tactics are hurting their message and the left [View all]boxman15
(1,033 posts)The 99%'s goals have BROAD support among liberals, moderates, and even conservatives. It's a message that should be able to latch on to the American people and pressure Washington, especially those politicians on the right, to do more to change things for the better.
Unfortunately, like you said, Occupy's tactics are hurting far more than they are helping. Right now, talking to my progressive friends, most are upset that the movement is acting the way it is. Blocking off ports does nothing to help end corporate influence in America. It just makes life harder for the 99%, the ones actually doing the work there. Notice how virtually no labor unions support this movement? It's not because of their goals, it's because of the movement's increasingly childish and borderline anarchist tactics. These tactics aren't winning anyone over. They're alienating former supporters and giving opponents ammunition.
My mom's side of the family is filled with Tea Partiers and they are running around telling everybody "See? I told ya so!" The Occupiers, of which I once considered myself a part of, are looking more and more like the ridiculous stereotypes the right tried to make the movement out to be initially. It's sad, really. Instead of getting their message across, they are doing ridiculous things. And it gets more ridiculous by the day, diluting the message, which I support and fight for 110%, even further.