[Dragaera] Off-Topic Discussion: Occupy Wall Street

[Howard Brazee]

On Dec 15, 2011, at 9:49 AM, Jeffrey Kiok wrote:

> I'm inclined to agree with Steve: seems to me the only "political" outcome
> of OWS is that it'll be used for GOTV for Obama 2012.  Just like the Tea
> Party isn't much more than a GOTV vehicle for Not-Romney 2012.
> 
> 
> Like most protests of post-WW2, America, political elites aren't going to
> do anything until they pereceive its in their interests to do so.  I don't
> think the anti-Vietnam protests did a thing; I think we left because elites
> realized it wasn't a war we could "win" the way we wanted to.  OWS and
> other similarly peaceful protest movements are only effective inasmuch as
> they can perhaps change the conversation, but if history has taught us
> anything, it doesn't change policy.
 
It could lead to the wealthy becoming less brazen in their bribes.   That has happened before historically.