On Mon, 3 Oct 2011, SA wrote:
> The problem as I see it isn't the lack of coherent demands, it's the
> lack of coherent ideological rhetoric. It would be bad to say "here's 7
> specific things related to Wall St. that we're protesting for." But it
> would be good to say "here's three general things about American society
> that we're protesting against" -- and to have those things be chosen to
> maximize mass appeal, not a laundry list of hippie grievances.
Their rhetoric of demands, while still not up to your high standards, seems to be improving. It's still a laundry list, but it no longer sounds hippie-ish:
http://nycga.cc/2011/09/30/declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-city/
Michael