Douglas Rushkoff’s CNN article from where the above was found — in which he slams his colleague, CNN’s Erin Burnett as “condescending and reductionist” — is well worth the read as well.
We will continue to #OccupyYOURPublicAirwaves and cover the uprising on tonight’s nationally syndicated Mike Malloy Show, which I’m guest hosting through Friday night as Mike emcees at the kick off for today’s OccupyWashingtonDC.org.
(Last night’s very lively show is now archived, commercial-free, right here, in case you missed any of it!)
When we all fully wake up we will realize that neither voting nor legislation will change these things.
Neither will consumer spending from the middle class and poor.
In a plutonomy only the 1% can do all of that, which is why the old tools of the trade are not working and are not going to work.