[Daradon]

^^^ (Cowperson) Actually there have been many times I agreed with you that the bigger changes and regulations need to come from the government, so I'm not sure what you're saying. As you've said, and I've thanked, the banks can't police themselves.

Still, there are many examples of corporations that have acted irresponsibly, even illegally and have either gotten away from it, or gotten the tiniest of slaps on the wrist. People will be mad and they're going to direct it somewhere. When you said, you can't blame the lions if you opened the cage it is apt, and does have merit, but it's horribly oversimplifying the problem and the responsibilities of those involved.

Regardless, the movement is doing what movement is doing now, it can't really be changed. The end goal is still the same even if the message is muddled or people don't know where to directly point the finger. It shouldn't be the people in the streets coming up with the big solutions anyway, the people in power in both government and business have both better knowledge of the problem and how to go about regulating it or fixing it. The movement is just to show that the will of the people wants significant change. That they are aware of problems and will go to greater lengths if things aren't significantly changed. A protest is a way for people without power, to put pressure on people with power. Whether it's the hippies of the 60's or the civilians getting rid of a dictator. They aren't there to actually solve the problems. They do their part by showing up and showing displeasure.

In the time that this started, groups within the Occupy movement have gotten a lot more clear about their desires or demands. They've laid out ideas for change in how the government and the corporations and/or banks relate and work with each other. They've written about how the two entities have gotten too intertwined leading to irresponsibility at the best of circumstances, and planned manipulation in the worst. So they are listening to the populace who kept asking 'what is your message?' Unfortunately a lot of it gets lost among the fringe groups you always find at protests.

There was a great bit by John Oliver on the Daily Show yesterday about how a lot of the centerists don't like the protesters cause of the fringe weirdos, but support a lot of the central ideas and just wish some normal people would go out and seize the day. Join the protest and put out a more moderate cohesive message. And control those damn radicals! The funny thing is, normal centrists, don't go out and protest, they just sit on message boards and talk about better ways to do it without actually doing anything.

Lastly, I would hardly consider a Time poll scientific, I was just using the example to illustrate that the movement is resonating with people and has a lot more steam than some people think it has.