Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Aftermath of Occupy Will Surpass the Gains of 1960s Activism

The Aftermath of Occupy Will Surpass the Gains of 1960s Activism

A new movement is being born. Jobless young troublemakers being thrown away by society understand that the extreme disparities in wealth & power that are the cause of their problems will not disappear on their own. Behind these young people will be millions of dissatisfied workers pursuing the American dream denied. That is why the coming era of citizen activism is likely to dwarf what the author's generation accomplished in the 1960s. He wrote "[w]e altered the country, culturally, socially, sexually and spiritually. The next wave of activism will change it economically."

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10125-the-aftermath-of-occupy-will-surpass-the-sixties#.T_jGcEOaTBk.facebook

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