4 Reasons the Right-Wing Propaganda Machine Has Failed to Destroy OWS

[Lakhota]

By Amanda Marcotte

In the two years between the 2008 election and the 2010 election, it seemed that the American right--especially the paranoid far right--really owned the moment. The invention of the Tea Party, the escalating influence of Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, the Republican electoral sweeps of 2010: it all seemed like the right’s decades-long project of amassing power had reached new heights.

But now, less than a year after the 2010 elections, the right-wing is losing its ability to dominate the media's attention. Hardline conservatives struggle to find a candidate to go up against Barack Obama in 2012. Sarah Palin gets booed in public. Tea Party numbers are dwindling and now the group is ranking amongst the least popular groups in the country. Meanwhile, Occupy Wall Street has surged forward both in public consciousness and in popularity. The right-wing response to Occupy Wall St. has been limp and incoherent, mainly centered around spreading urban legends about dirty hippies and avoiding any substantive engagement.

How did the right-wing lose hold of the narrative? Here are four reasons it has been unsuccessful (so far) in steering and reframing the discourse surrounding OWS and the movement's focus on the injustice of the 1%'s dominance of our economy and politics.

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[GHook93]

Maybe people don't give a shit about them. They are a joke and not really worth a second thought!

Rightwingers don't need to destroy them, they are destroying themselves.

 

[OODA_Loop]

dont stop your enemy from stomping on his dick

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

Actually, if the OWIES go back home, they won't get free meals and hand outs from Soros and crowd.. The BUMS need something to do that returns a yield. Nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Avatar4321]

Because we arent trying?

 

[The T]

Maybe people don't give a shit about them. They are a joke and not really worth a second thought!

Rightwingers don't need to destroy them, they are destroying themselves.

Just as the Statist Democrats are imploding on themselves with thier policies. In fact the OWS is a direct result of thier policies.

 

[The T]

Because we arent trying?

Correct. As another poster suggested? They're doing that pretty well on thier own. The American people on whole are tired of thier shenanigans, and will demand of thier mayors to get rid of them.

 

[Dragon]

Because we arent trying?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192557-chaos-oakland-erupts-in-flames-started-by-ows-mob.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192657-sorry-but-yes-another-occupy-thread.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192366-another-occupier-raped.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192544-ows-shuts-down-port-of-oakland.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192735-you-pay-us-to-to-go-to-ows-protests-every-day-thats-your-job.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192578-trapped-in-your-car-by-an-angry-mob-what-would-you-do.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192676-will-nancy-pelosi-condemn-left-wing-violence-in-her-own-backyard.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192618-the-ows-platform-revealed.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192508-ows-praised-by-kkk-grand-wizard-bashes-jews.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192220-or-what-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191938-lol-cold-drenched-ows-members-ask-homeless-for-winter-weather-survival-tips.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192202-cows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192247-whats-the-latest-demands-from-the-pee-party-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191898-second-rape-in-zuchotti-park-ows-wont-call-police.html

Do tell?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Maybe people don't give a shit about them. They are a joke and not really worth a second thought!

Rightwingers don't need to destroy them, they are destroying themselves.

Thread closer

 

[Avatar4321]

Because we arent trying?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192557-chaos-oakland-erupts-in-flames-started-by-ows-mob.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192657-sorry-but-yes-another-occupy-thread.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192366-another-occupier-raped.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192544-ows-shuts-down-port-of-oakland.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192735-you-pay-us-to-to-go-to-ows-protests-every-day-thats-your-job.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192578-trapped-in-your-car-by-an-angry-mob-what-would-you-do.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192676-will-nancy-pelosi-condemn-left-wing-violence-in-her-own-backyard.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192618-the-ows-platform-revealed.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192508-ows-praised-by-kkk-grand-wizard-bashes-jews.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192220-or-what-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191938-lol-cold-drenched-ows-members-ask-homeless-for-winter-weather-survival-tips.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192202-cows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192247-whats-the-latest-demands-from-the-pee-party-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191898-second-rape-in-zuchotti-park-ows-wont-call-police.html

Do tell?

So news stories about what they are actually doing is an attempt to destroy them?

 

[FactFinder]

4 Reasons the Right-Wing Propaganda Machine Has Failed to Destroy OWS


I think the #1 reason is because no one trusts the right wing spin machine anymore and nearly everyone can identify with their cause. Their cause is every bit as clear as the Tea Party's. I support both.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

 

[The T]

Maybe people don't give a shit about them. They are a joke and not really worth a second thought!

Rightwingers don't need to destroy them, they are destroying themselves.

Thread closer

Should'a been...

 

[The T]

Because we arent trying?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192557-chaos-oakland-erupts-in-flames-started-by-ows-mob.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192657-sorry-but-yes-another-occupy-thread.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192366-another-occupier-raped.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192544-ows-shuts-down-port-of-oakland.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...to-ows-protests-every-day-thats-your-job.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...ur-car-by-an-angry-mob-what-would-you-do.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...n-left-wing-violence-in-her-own-backyard.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192618-the-ows-platform-revealed.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192508-ows-praised-by-kkk-grand-wizard-bashes-jews.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192220-or-what-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/polit...omeless-for-winter-weather-survival-tips.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192202-cows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192247-whats-the-latest-demands-from-the-pee-party-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191898-second-rape-in-zuchotti-park-ows-wont-call-police.html

Do tell?

So news stories about what they are actually doing is an attempt to destroy them?

What a web of deciet they weave...

 

[FactFinder]

Geez, talk about over doing it!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLSvK2eIoBs]Occupy Wall Street - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Gem]

In Reversal, More Americans Oppose Occupy Wall Street Than Support It

 

[mudwhistle]

The OWS is doing a good enough job of destroying itself......

 

[FactFinder]

Because we arent trying?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192557-chaos-oakland-erupts-in-flames-started-by-ows-mob.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192657-sorry-but-yes-another-occupy-thread.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192366-another-occupier-raped.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192544-ows-shuts-down-port-of-oakland.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192735-you-pay-us-to-to-go-to-ows-protests-every-day-thats-your-job.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192578-trapped-in-your-car-by-an-angry-mob-what-would-you-do.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192676-will-nancy-pelosi-condemn-left-wing-violence-in-her-own-backyard.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192618-the-ows-platform-revealed.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192508-ows-praised-by-kkk-grand-wizard-bashes-jews.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192220-or-what-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191938-lol-cold-drenched-ows-members-ask-homeless-for-winter-weather-survival-tips.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192202-cows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192247-whats-the-latest-demands-from-the-pee-party-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191898-second-rape-in-zuchotti-park-ows-wont-call-police.html

Do tell?

So news stories about what they are actually doing is an attempt to destroy them?

Sad for ya'all I don't think you will destroy them. they got nuthin to lose. Most of them are the casualties of derivitatives gone bad.

 

[Conservative]

Because we arent trying?

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192557-chaos-oakland-erupts-in-flames-started-by-ows-mob.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192657-sorry-but-yes-another-occupy-thread.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192366-another-occupier-raped.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192544-ows-shuts-down-port-of-oakland.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192735-you-pay-us-to-to-go-to-ows-protests-every-day-thats-your-job.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192578-trapped-in-your-car-by-an-angry-mob-what-would-you-do.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192676-will-nancy-pelosi-condemn-left-wing-violence-in-her-own-backyard.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192618-the-ows-platform-revealed.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192508-ows-praised-by-kkk-grand-wizard-bashes-jews.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192220-or-what-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191938-lol-cold-drenched-ows-members-ask-homeless-for-winter-weather-survival-tips.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192202-cows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192247-whats-the-latest-demands-from-the-pee-party-ows.html

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/191898-second-rape-in-zuchotti-park-ows-wont-call-police.html

Do tell?

I am hurt... you forgot this one...

http://www.usmessageboard.com/politics/192631-acorn-officials-scramble-after-exposed-as-players-behind-ows.html#post4359748

Truth is a bitch, huh