To date, the monderate -extreme right-wing has been more vocal than the moderate to radical left wing. With the possible exception of the Grass Roots Movement to elect Obama which energized the moderate left. Unfortunately that group is a bit disillusioned with Obama at the moment.
Although, both have made themselves heard. To date the right-wing has been more effective (possibly because it has better financial backing, *cough*RupertMurdoch*cough* and *cough*DonaldTrump*cough*). But...the Occupy Wall Street Movement does indicate a pendlum shift in the opposite direction - which is admittedly a bit of a relief.
How effective it will be in the long run? I guess depends on what they do with it. Expanding across the country is certainly one option. But I still think they need to get their political platform or list of demands together first - or all they will do is bewilder the very people that they want to convince - not the extreme right, but rather the moderate/center. It's the center or moderates who get things done and who you need to sway. That's the vast majority of the US population.
Right now...all I see is a lot of generalizing and name-calling, nothing substantial or beneficial. While some of that may well be justified...and I'm certainly not opposed, I think it's also detrimental to the cause as a whole. Not all corporations are bad after all.
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To date, the monderate -extreme right-wing has been more vocal than the moderate to radical left wing. With the possible exception of the Grass Roots Movement to elect Obama which energized the moderate left. Unfortunately that group is a bit disillusioned with Obama at the moment.
Although, both have made themselves heard.
To date the right-wing has been more effective (possibly because it has better financial backing, *cough*RupertMurdoch*cough* and *cough*DonaldTrump*cough*). But...the Occupy Wall Street Movement does indicate a pendlum shift in the opposite direction - which is admittedly a bit of a relief.
How effective it will be in the long run? I guess depends on what they do with it. Expanding across the country is certainly one option. But I still think they need to get their political platform or list of demands together first - or all they will do is bewilder the very people that they want to convince - not the extreme right, but rather the moderate/center. It's the center or moderates who get things done and who you need to sway. That's the vast majority of the US population.
Right now...all I see is a lot of generalizing and name-calling, nothing substantial or beneficial. While some of that may well be justified...and I'm certainly not opposed, I think it's also detrimental to the cause as a whole. Not all corporations are bad after all.