Occupy Wall Street Protests not working? What do you think?

[richardhutnik]

badgenome said:

Kasz216 said:

badgenome said:

richardhutnik said:

As far as getting "ethical consumerism" whatever that is (does it mean that you wait politely in line as you max out your credit card to buy made in China junk you don't need?)

No.

The only problem with ethical consumerism is that it costs you money and status, because well for one, an ethical consumer would never buy anything from Apple.

Very true, and the fact that Apple is so beloved in OWS circles speaks volumes.

I would say the worshipping of Steve Jobs all over says a lot.  Jobs turned a consumer brand into a religious thing, that activated the part of the brain tied to religion.  And it would be a strong side of things that Occupy Wall Street kids failed to notice how deep it went.

In regards to the brand itself, I would say that blindly going Apple is a sign of maybe not the smartest choices one can make with their money.  Also, when people go on a quest of some sort, they do fail to see the minutia in their big picture.  But, I think it is important to note, not to simplify things, the main issue was over too much corporate influence over government, and not strictly hating all corporations themselves.  It is easy to simplify things.  I do think though, bringing expensive electronics to a park and expecting them to not be stolen is fairly stupid.  Hey, this is what you get with college kids though.