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I see no evidence at all the "plutocrats" are panicking. "Rolling their eyes with the rest of us" is probably closer to the truth. So far these protests are a
by tsotha 15y ago
I see no evidence at all the "plutocrats" are panicking. "Rolling their eyes with the rest of us" is probably closer to the truth. So far these protests are a media creation, of which Krugman's effort is a part.
- pnathan 15y agoA brief review of OWS a few days ago said that Adbusters actually kicked it off.
- jeffool 15y agoThey did, and it was quickly taken up by others. There was a great interview on it linked here earlier. Hold up. There: http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/10/07/Kalle-Lasn-Occupy-Wall-Street/ http://thetyee.ca/News/2011/10/07/Kalle-Lasn-Occupy-Wall-Str...
- wh-uws 15y agoSo far these protests are a media creation That is categorically false. This protest is about as organic as they come. "Adbusters Media Foundation is a not-for-profit, anti-consumerist, pro-environment organization" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adbusters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adbusters They concocted the idea, started it, Anonymous did some promotion, and it caught on with people
- pnathan 15y agoSo it was astroturfed/seeded by a media organization.
- knowtheory 15y agoAdbusters is an advocacy organization. Do you count PETA as a media organization?
- pnathan 15y agoMy survey of the Adbusters wikipedia article suggests that it is a media organization dedicated to activism for particular political aims.
- talmand 15y agoAfter skimming through the wikipedia article on Adbusters I have to say I find them interesting. But I would classify them as a media organization. Regardless of their intentions, they do things that we consider operations of a media organization if it were another company or group. I also consider PETA as a media organization as they are all about propaganda for their agenda, which is apparently killing animals to save them from us.