The Occupy Movement

I have criticisms. A friend of mine brought to light how silly the occupy movement seems for all of its tactics and image. I had to admit, I hadn't really considered if the actual presentation was a worthy one, because I'm so much in agreement with any activity that draws attention to the stupid, brutal realities of capitalism in it's current modality. Micah's an artist though, and he thinks in terms of presentation.

Micah said, and this is why I love him, something like "So how's a drum circle gonna stop the military industrial complex?'

I think we agreed to be satisfied with the idea of the Occupy movement, as trite as it is. It's a mostly predictable confrontation and it looks so much like every other leaderless assembly of "the people" vs. the faceless corporate entities who are, destroying democracy and equality with every breath they hiss into their iphones. There will eventually be tear gas and most of the disgruntled students and hipsters will crawl back to the coffee shop, and back onto their facebook pages to congratulate themselves. The barristas will return to their housing collectives and wall street will continue to buy and sell tiny pieces of each one of us.

But just because it's exactly...like right down to the drum circle...what the whole world expects it to be, I can't think of much else about it I don't like about it. 

 I want David to slay Goliath.