Hit bankers where it hurts
October 12, 2011 8:00 AM ET
I've been down to "Occupy Wall Street" twice now, and I love it. The
protests building at Liberty Square and spreading over Lower Manhattan
are a great thing, the logical answer to the Tea Party and a
long-overdue middle finger to the financial elite. The protesters picked
the right target and, through their refusal to disband after just one
day, the right tactic, showing the public at large that the movement
against Wall Street has stamina, resolve and growing popular appeal.
But... there's a but. And for me this is a deeply personal thing, because this issue of how to combat Wall Street corruption has consumed my life for years now, and it's hard for me not to see where Occupy Wall Street could be better and more dangerous. I'm guessing, for instance, that the banks were secretly thrilled in the early going of the protests, sure they'd won round one of the messaging war.
But... there's a but. And for me this is a deeply personal thing, because this issue of how to combat Wall Street corruption has consumed my life for years now, and it's hard for me not to see where Occupy Wall Street could be better and more dangerous. I'm guessing, for instance, that the banks were secretly thrilled in the early going of the protests, sure they'd won round one of the messaging war.
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