From the beginning, OWS was a leftist movement that co-opted any populist sentiment against global elites, thus stifling authentic blue collar populism at the time. They were the leftist anti-war demonstrators rebranded in new black outfits, and later rebranded as Antifa. It's all astroturf.
From the beginning, OWS was a leftist movement that co-opted any populist sentiment against global elites, thus stifling authentic blue collar populism at the time. They were the leftist anti-war demonstrators rebranded in new black outfits, and later rebranded as Antifa. It's all astroturf.