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In the US, it seems the 2011 Occupy Wall Street protests were the last time it was really the people vs. the incumbents. Ever since then all there's been are carefully manufactured conflicts with two sides to choose from, which divide the common class and cause them to argue amongst each other.

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I think you have a too rosy image of the ineffective and confused Occupy Wall Street protests.

A lot of whom were paid to be there.

Where did you hear this?

Now now, OP never implied that Occupy Wall Street was effective. :-)

If anything, it points to the stark lack of class consciousness in America that even our biggest protests aren't generally able to create long lasting change.

Personally, I'm reminded of MLK's Poor People Campaign shortly before he got FBI'd. Him and the black panthers were both trying to agitate around this issue in different nonpartisan ways, and they faced extreme prejudice from the state for their trouble.

There's no reason at all to say Occupy was "real" whereas current conflicts are "manufactured."

GME was, in my opinion, what occupy wall street should have been. Much more effective even.

You’ll never beat the house.

tell that to melvin capital

"Nine Investors Instantly Make $16 Billion On GameStop Stock 'Squeeze'"

House still won. That fun narrative just makes people feel like they matter while they get screwed.

https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/sectors/gme-stock-g...

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