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    Occupy: Reflections on Class War, Rebellion and Solidarity

    By Noam Chomsky

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    Well documented police repression against people supporting the movement ended encampments but did little to nothing to address the national problems which drove people to protest:

    --chronic economic disparity

    --predatory lending, foreclosure abuse, mass eviction

    --increasing power of corporate personhood & dissipating civic power of people

    --collusion of 2-party politics to ignore "those struggling to enter the middle class"

    --increasing domestic militarization, surveillance and criminal association of free speech related activity

    This new edition of Occupy will resonate with the millions of Americans who know everything is not alright and whose conscience is offended by continuous news of how the rich continue to get richer at the expense of everyone else.

    Chomsky takes sides with the underdog, the worker, the organizer, the free speech practioner and freedom advocate to champion each and every act and instance that might increase democracy and human rights and challenge authorities which say otherwise.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZuccotti Park Press
    Release dateOct 21, 2013
    ISBN9781884519260
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    Occupy: Reflections on Class War, Rebellion and Solidarity
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    Noam Chomsky

    Noam Chomsky was born in Philadelphia in 1928 and studied at the university of Pennsylvania. Known as one of the principal founders of transformational-generative grammar, he later emerged as a critic of American politics. He wrote and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues. He is now a Professor of Linguistics at MIT, and the author of over 150 books.

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    • 5/5
      Mobilizing the (American) Public"The only way to mobilize the American public that I've ever heard of - or any other public - is by going out and joining them". The texts published in this book (communication, interview, conference) give a glimpse of Chomsky think about political action and society's organization. The emphasis resides in the Occupy movement and the challenges it poses and endures. Along the way, one can reflect in some concepts such as the meaning of anarchism ("... a highly democratic conception of a structured, organized society with power at the base") and the best way to political activism. The book ends with a homage to Howard Zinn. Enlightening reading.
    • 4/5
      The Occupy movement has been a breath of fresh air in a world that has fallen off the rails. The movement is amazingly elastic; defying attempts to pigeon-hole it. This book follows a similar line: the analysis is almost beyond dispute, and Chomsky, wisely, avoids the temptation to be didactic as to the solutions. Nothing destroys unity quicker than a leadership issuing diktats. This book may be short on answers, but, it is full of hope: the hope that the 99% will reassert themselves. The main problem, which I foresee, is that capitalism has been clever: it is no longer defined by nation states. The big companies are world-wide and, until there is a world government, our chances of catching up are limited. The prospects of world agreement must be on a par with England winning the next World Cup so, Occupy works from the bottom. There is a logic to the idea that those being disenfranchised by the system should pull together but, sadly, in reality, there are many on the bottom rung who accept what they are told: namely, that this is the only way that things can be. The ruling class have the right to rule. We have moved very little from the time at which the King had divine right upon his side. It is just, that now, those with the divine right operate behind the scenes, leaving politicians to dance to their tune so that the politician may appear to be making decisions.This book offers hope, but little else.