Forum Post: Losing the message war
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 16, 2011, 11:23 a.m. EST by Teacher
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The MSM is in the midst of a full dledged offensive against the movement. The most damning slander is the charge that this movement is full of spoiled kids crying "me, me me." That kind of stereotype only works if we make it believable. The same goes for the charge that we are all ultra-left marxists and anarchists. In order to be the 99% we have to make it clear that we fight for all the people, conservative and liberal, the very poorest and those who have made a good life for themselves.
We don't want a hand out. We want democracy.
It isn't about right and left. It is right and wrong.
We can have political discussions AFTER we have a real democracy, until then traditional left vs. right debate is pointless.
Let's rally around a single, clear demand that everyone in America can support; get the money out of politics.
I've been here for over a week now to assess for myself what this movement is all about, and both of those charges seem valid to me.
the government collects taxes and distributes resources and services
Applaud
Yes, I agree. we need to right the ship and make sure this government is owned by US, the people, not the money. see my recent post: http://occupywallst.org/forum/what-is-the-point/