By October 15, the Occupy Wall Street protests were spreading all over the word, nearly a thousand demonstrations in nearly a hundred different countries. It was becoming a global movement. But how long will it last? Are we entered into a new era of demonstrations sustained and nourished by communication on the internet? Will it eventuate that the internet is regarded as the supreme historical force which brought democracy and equality to the world?
The thought crossed my mind that the number of protests around the world is approximately equal to the number of U.S. military bases around the world. Serendipity!
The distribution of thte world's wealth and resources is extremely unequal, and it may be that this movement is of overpowering hisorical importance, and results in a fundamental reordering of humanity; the time when the many ganged up on the few, and brought change.
It still seems to me that the movement will soon fizzle out, but I fervently hope I'm wrong.
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