The Occupy movement that is spreading around the country seemed like a good idea. The problem is that there is no one consistent message. Perhaps that will evolve but now it is chaos. I spent two hours walking around Los Angeles City Hall yesterday and spoke to six people. Each had a different idea about the movement. The city council has voted its support and the mayor provided rain slicks to everyone on the lawn when we received a surprise ¾” of rain last week.
The area was clean and neat. The city provided portable toilets that were staged around the city hall. There was a library, food and a first aid station. No one was doing anything that the average person would consider illegal. I saw no police stationed around or near the city hall.
Without a clear consistent message this effort will accomplish nothing.
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