Authors present differing opinions on whether the Occupy movement is a patriotic protest against greed and corruption, whether the Occupy movement aims to end capitalist excesses, and whether the Occupy movement is based on anarchist principles.
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The Occupy movement is a patriotic protest against greed and corruption / Norman Lear - The Occupy movement is based on resentment and misinterpretations / Steve Chapman - The Occupy movement is being fueled by government demagoguery / Liz Peek - The Occupy movement aims to end capitalist excesses / Kevin Zeese - The Occupy movement is made possible by capitalism / Andrew Rinehart - The Occupy movement is the beginning of an Internet-age revolution / Beyondborders - The Occupy protesters are inspired by the civil rights movement / Andrea Ball - The Occupy movement is based on anarchist principles / David Graeber - The occupiers need to start a socialist revolution / Jeff Mackler - The occupiers need to mobilize students and unions to succeed / Laird Harrison and Michelle Nichols - The occupiers need to look past ideologies to fight injustice and greed / M. Todd Henderson - In order to succeed, the Occupy movement needs to broaden its focus / Maria Armoudian - The Occupy movement needs real leaders and real goals / Akshara Sekar and Deborah Soung - The Occupy movement will fail / Human Events - The Occupy movement is a peaceful protest / Rebecca Solnit - The Occupy movement is turning violent / Megan McArdle.