Nov 6, 2011

Is it even plausible that #OWS commits violence?

Occupy Wall Street even after being evicted has proceeded with their regular drawn out consensus process that would drive an average American insane. This is demonstrated by the quotation below from www.nycga.net forums discussing how to come to a consensus regarding a "vision and goals statement":
"Also, I’m really happy NOW with the changes that Rich has produced save one little edition I would like to incorporate. Change From: Where we learn to live in harmony and embrace principles of toleration and respect for diversity and the differing views of others. Change To: Where we learn to live in harmony and embrace principles of toleration and respect for all the diverse cultures that inhabit our ever-changing world. The terms “diveristy” and “differing” make the clause redundant since we address these points in the section on institutional racism and gender inequality. I think it would be incumbent on us to add the way we interact with indigenous (and in fact all) cultures in the world that is prone to constantly changing events ie. – climatic change and economic activity. So I think it would be a valuable addition. Whaddya’ think? See you all tomorrow. Peace!"

I wouldn't classify myself as a violent person, but after being put through everything that the people at liberty plaza has been put through, I don't think I could continue with such an non-violent resolution seeking mentality that these people obviously are still in. If they believed in religion, specifically the Roman Catholic flavor of religion, I would propose that they should be made into saints.