Johnson: What To Make Of Occupiers

What to make of the “occupy” protests? Is it the fad of the moment; the “trust fund” demographic playing at protest against the consumer and corporate culture they quietly and passionately embrace? It can be hard to be credible as part of the 99% while sipping a double macchiato from Starbucks and resist the autumn breeze in your Patagonia fleece. On the other hand, it’s hard to warm to a Treasury Secretary in a Democratic administration who hasn’t always paid his taxes and seems intent on insulating Wall Street from real scrutiny and real reform. Beyond sullying parks from New York to Portland, we must credit the 99% with raising the issue of income disparity to the national conversation. But what to make of a “movement” with no goals and no leader?/ Marc Johnson , The Johnson Report. More here. (AP file photo of Occupy Portland scene)

Question: Do you see in the Occupy movement shades of the ‘60s peace movement that helped bring the Vietnam War to an end?