tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093114275469628673.post514457557100523225..comments2023-06-02T17:22:43.445+01:00Comments on Luna17: Hobsbawm, revolution and classluna17http://www.blogger.com/profile/03754650933188634442noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093114275469628673.post-7063911294625084672012-01-22T02:23:02.682+00:002012-01-22T02:23:02.682+00:00The Obama campaign was important for OWS, but not ...The Obama campaign was important for OWS, but not in the way Hobsawm thinks. It was part of the political maturation of the American left and the 99% more broadly, proving in practice that only direct action can get us what we need. I neglected to mention this element in my own analysis of why OWS succeeded where previous efforts failed:<br />http://socialistwebzine.blogspot.com/2012/01/secret-of-occupy-wall-streets-success.htmlBinhhttp://www.planetanarchy.netnoreply@blogger.com