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In reply to the discussion: Occupy's tactics are hurting their message and the left [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)the Ayn Rand worshipers, the Ron Paul followers and the right-wing in the US. They are the anarchists. They want deregulation, free roaming privileges for capitalists and no rights for anyone else. They don't care about the quality of our air, our water or our lives -- as long as they can fulfill their rule-free, lawless dream of unfettered capitalism.
There are very, very few anarchists on the left.
The anarchists don't acknowledge what they are. They have anointed themselves with catchy titles and use euphemisms for what they really want -- anarchy.
OWS was not anarchical. To the contrary, it was democratic. If you had actually gone, for example, to the Occupy Portland site, you would have learned that at the entry to the site, there was a sign listing certain basic rules.
The GA meetings are all about making proposals, discussing them, and voting on those that the entire group will follow.
It is a good idea to be informed about things before you criticize them. The Occupy movement is not at all anarchical.