‘Occupy Wall Street’ comes to Hartford / The Connecticut Mirror
‘Occupy Wall Street’ comes to Hartford | The Connecticut Mirror.
On October 4, 2011, I read this quotation of Gustav Landauer, from Dave Rozza:
“. . . to overcome capitalism and the state, individuals must unite into community. If this were to happen, the creation and renewal of a real organic structure could begin and in time destroy the State by displacing it.”
That word displacement tolled in my ears as I thought how the law that gave personhood to Corporation must be rescinded. Yet, prior to #OccupyWallStreet I thought that would be the first and prerequisite step to take before all others, and this way of thinking surely led me to despair. I then found Landauer’s concept of displacement which has helped me understand how #OccupyWallStreet, over time, in the myriad ways it now nonhierarchically assembles, discusses, meditates and self-governs daily is based on the real human needs for food, shelter, clothing, health, safety, transparency, equality, fairness, and justice that our country has proved incapable of protecting. #OccupyWallStreet is the direct democracy we seek. It will displace pretenders. ~ yours truly, df
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