Occupy is Not A Herd Movement

Random Thoughts: "Say you wanted to build a Movement by appealing directly to the Cult Mind, that part of the brain that most desires to be part of a herd. You'd need a slogan to imply that following a crowd leads to Truth. Such a maxim would suggest that being in the majority, or having membership in the biggest tribe, somehow confers moral superiority. You'd want the slogan to be well-suited to sheep, while scrupulously avoiding any speck of human critical thinking."

A bit or overreaction from my friend at Random Thoughts. Occupy is very different from past movements just as a world with social network power differs from the world of sit-ins and trips to Parchman for offenders. Occupy is not aiming to launch an agenda as much as to be what it actually is - a sign. The one percent has meme has no resonance as a  cult or herd-like thing. The sign is that of people's democracy, that we have the right to a voice and the expression of grievance. Insofar as this activism generates response from law officers, it receives some "news" coverage.But that is not its tactic or goal. Dough is rising. People are awakening. In a few weeks we all know about disparity. We accept it as a given. Occupy is a sign that it is time to check in with some other values and help redeem an American dream that venerates tolerance, helpfulness, non-idolatry and democracy for all its people.



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