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More follow-through
Nov. 23rd, 2011 04:24 pmI'll say it again: this was not the ideal ending to this particular encampment:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/11/23/occupy-ottawa-cleared.html
To be fair, it was far from the worst that could have happened, and I'm grateful that we avoided some of the messes heard about from Oakland, Portland, New York and other points.
The work of getting our society into saner shape (again, or for the first time, depending on your POV) remains unfinished, though. I'm convinced that the Occupy Movement can and should still be part of the solutions mix. I'm not entirely sure of the particulars of "how?" yet. That's something for the weeks and months to come.
Like improving our health care system, continuing the process of space exploration, and a lot of other things, this is still a work in progress. The editorial writers at the Globe and Mail, National Post and the Quebecor/Sun Media newspaper chain (English and Français newspapers alike) will continue write what they see fit to the contrary, of course, but cannot obscure the truth of this.
More on other topics later on. I'd be interested in your own thoughts in the meantime.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/11/23/occupy-ottawa-cleared.html
To be fair, it was far from the worst that could have happened, and I'm grateful that we avoided some of the messes heard about from Oakland, Portland, New York and other points.
The work of getting our society into saner shape (again, or for the first time, depending on your POV) remains unfinished, though. I'm convinced that the Occupy Movement can and should still be part of the solutions mix. I'm not entirely sure of the particulars of "how?" yet. That's something for the weeks and months to come.
Like improving our health care system, continuing the process of space exploration, and a lot of other things, this is still a work in progress. The editorial writers at the Globe and Mail, National Post and the Quebecor/Sun Media newspaper chain (English and Français newspapers alike) will continue write what they see fit to the contrary, of course, but cannot obscure the truth of this.
More on other topics later on. I'd be interested in your own thoughts in the meantime.
