Oddly Zen

As Occupy Wall Street enters its third week, some observers might argue that the movement remains feckless. Detractors, both sympathetic and otherwise, continue to argue that the movement lacks a coherent vision for change.

Despite swelling crowds and alarming numbers of protesters arrested by NYPD officers, the protests have still failed to materialize into something with clear, precise aims.

Then again, perhaps clear aims and a coherent vision for change aren’t really the point. As Ned Resnikoff explains, sometimes simply claiming a space can be revolutionary. The Occupy Wall Street movement is “something entirely different and much more important” than merely a protest, Resnikoff writes. It is a “public, counter-establishment communal space.”

(via Why Occupy Wall Street is More than Just a Protest - Forbes)