Occupy is a necessary political process and Anonymous is a brilliant means of pushing back on the forces of tyranny, but is there a riddle in its connection to Vendetta? Is there a hint of anarchism or even violence?
The Occupy movement began as a quiver of energy spun off from uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East. It's an important political process, but dangerous. As with any movement it runs along the margins of societal tolerance. By nature the establishment will only tolerate so much change and the movement will press on for more. The greatest risk is that the movement presses even when the wheels of progress are beginning to turn in their favor. When that happens the movement is actually in the way, acting merely to make a name for the itself and running the risk of loosing sight of its cause -- the cause to progress society.
There have been brilliant moments in the Occupy movement. Moments when protesters have pushed back intelligently almost as if a high-level consciousness had taken over. Whenever that happens the result is that the protesters appear more civilized and more intelligent than those who confront them.
It's undeniable that what's been done within Occupy is powerful and draws our attention to the brilliant ways of Ghandi, King and Mandella. We should be reminded that there's no connection between any of these brilliant movements and anarchism.
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