Last minute is good.

amazing.

I love this guy. If the mainstream media wants to adopt him as the spokesman for OWS then so be it, couldnt ask for a more well spoken and knowledgeable character.

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Great find, Chris seems to be one of those people that sees through all the bullshit, isn't saddled with partisan views and has a great deal of empathy for others. I feel really humbled hearing him speak each time.

I get the idea of some individuals or groups trying to co-opt this movement for their own political agendas, like they say happened to the Tea Party movement early on. The bit I didn't quite understand was Mr.Hedges referring to MoveOn.org as "reprehensible"? Too liberal? Anything too partisan is a bad idea?

Edit: I think I get it now after doing a bit of reading:
http://www.americablog.com/2011/10/chris-hedges-occupy-movement-will-not.html

"...centrifugal force; you never know where they're going." Sorry, the physics nerd in me has to point out that you'd know they're going in circles. You'd even know what size circle, velocity and position. Carry on.

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"...centrifugal force; you never know where they're going." Sorry, the physics nerd in me has to point out that you'd know they're going in circles. You'd even know what size circle, velocity and position. Carry on.


I thought the same thing when I heard that, but then I tried to think what he might have meant by that and I came up with the following which made me feel better:

"Its like a centrifugal force" possibly refers to something like someone/something clinging to a spinning wheel/surface and you never know when or which direction they will go flying off in. Kinda like all those morons on merry-go-rounds powered by their mate's scooter.

EDIT: Also I realise that if you know all the factors involved such as friction, grip strength etc etc you can possibly predict even these things but let's assume you can't be sure when fatigue etc will set in or something like that