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Originally Posted by woob
Cow, one small group of nutbars from one article from one city does not equal the entire Occupy Wall St. movement. Believing that to be true, that Licia's article portrays only what the movement represents and who it's population consists of, is short sighted, ridiculous, and uninformed.
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Obviously not, but lets face it, those are exactly the types the media will run to given the chance. One of the drawbacks of attempting to be nominally leaderless is that there is no control over the message. Consequently (and ironically in this case) the vocal minority is capable of overshadowing the 'silent' majority.
Whatever message Occupy Calgary hoped to send, the public likely sees it only as hypocritical hippies arguing that Alberta should generate power via the tides and people desperately seeking condoms.
The media is a protest's greatest ally if used properly. If not, it can become its greatest enemy.