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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Yup but it probably won't be the story the organizers are hoping for unless they can bring some focus to the event.
Frankly I could pump out a script for how this story would be covered right now - but the most critical part will be the sound bites. If organizers and participants can sum up with a great deal of clarity why they are doing this - it won't come off well.
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An example from 2009 that was full of clarity:
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Originally Posted by RedJester
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"Fairness"? Fairness in what? That's the issue. What is broken? What needs to change? What change do you desire?
Read the rest of the article. A nurse wants better health care. A union man wants fewer job cutbacks. An actor is angry because, well, he's angry. And a teacher who, ironically, can neither articulate why she's there or properly spell her protest sign. Then the article goes on to argue that the movement exists because "democracy is broken". And then the website itself is claimed to argue against the rich getting richer off the backs of the "99%".
Six different viewpoints in one article, and it all boils down to "I hate everything." If the "movement" is going to be effective, it needs to coalesce around a common cause. Otherwise it will continue to be viewed as it is in this thread: a mob with no real direction.