Why OWS Will Fail

This past week, the Occupy movement has been dealt a massive blow with the destruction of their settlement in New York and others cities throughout the nation.  While many supporters may try to spin these events  in a positive manner, the truth of the matter is that this movement is collapsing and  bound to fail for a number of reasons.

1. They are Exclusive

OWS protesters may reflect the public's displeasure with the status quo; however, their solution - or lack of solution -  fails to appeal an be inclusive to the nation's general population.  Also, many people who were once neutral towards the protesters now find them very confrontational and their patience has been tested.  People do not want to be lectured, but they are willing to enlightened.  Today's pompous protesters tend to speak down towards the general population in a manner that goes against their general beliefs.  

2. They are too Divided

Similarly to the general public, the OWS protesters are solely united by their dislike for the status quo;  however, they fail to share a common solution and are actually a very divided group.  While they all argue that the system is corrupt and there must be change, each group has their own agenda and they are competing amongst themselves to obtain the spotlight and propose their form of solution to the media.  We can see this division by their inability to define success. While the protests have been going on for over two months now, they have failed to propose any demands that they may consider a success because "success" to one division will be considered a failure to another.  Without a uniformed solution or demands from this group, they can not propose anything to the public, and very little can be done to help their cause.

3. They have no Leader

We may further see the grand divisions amongst the OWS movement due to their lack of leadership or idolatry.  Throughout history, every successful social movement has had a leader that organized the masses and kept them on track towards their goal.  These leaders always related to the general population and was able to convey the movements message to the people in a manner that was enlightening and forceful.  Without a leader, this movement has gone aimlessly and has failed to connect to the general population.

Should the group attempt to elect a leader, other issues will arise.  Due to their divisions, no leader will be able to successfully appease all these groups and thus forcing many of them to break off, weakening the movement. 

3. Too Many anti-American Entities

Finally, the last reason why i believe that the OWS protesters will ultimately fail is due to the huge number of anti-American entities in the movement.  If you want to have a successful movement in your country, you must show the general public that you love the nation and you are fighting for it.  While most protesters in this movement may love America, there is a large entity that is very anti-American and prefer to have the country and its economic system destroyed.  These people tend to argue that the problem of the nation is America, and America must be changed.
  

In order for a movement to get the population to support and follow their cause, they must relate to the people and speak to them at their level.  Where the civil rights and other movements succeeded was their ability to have Americans look at themselves and see how their actions or laws that were in place were unAmerican.  These movements made people reflect amongst themselves so that they may see that the problem with nation lies with them, and America is the solution.  This is the reason why these movements succeeded and why OWS will ultimately fail.

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