If you don’t identify with the Occupy Wall Street movement,
it might seem a bit strange or silly to you.
A bunch of people marching around the streets of cities all across the
country, camping out, protesting . . . and for what? It would certainly be understandable to feel
a bit confused by this. You might even
feel frustrated, angry, or nervous.
I admit I was a little confused by what the movement was
about when I first heard about this group of folks pitching tents in some park
in lower Manhattan. What good was that
doing?
But I, along with millions of others, have been persuaded
that, at its core, this is a movement that expresses feelings most of us have,
and champions causes that all of us will benefit from.
Specifically, I think the Occupy movement is essentially
about getting back to an America that truly values work and provides the
opportunity for anyone to use their talents and efforts to their best advantage
(which, in turn, is to our collective advantage).
Chances are that this goal sounds pretty good to you,
whatever your attitude about the Occupy movement is. It’s a quintessentially
American idea. Ironically, a number of deep-pocketed folks in
the media have attempted to portray the Occupy movement as being *against* the
idea of rewarding hard work. If that was
the case, I certainly wouldn’t support the cause. And if you took the word of these media
figures at face value, you would understandably think the Occupy movement
contradicts the American ethos at a deep level.
