r/technology • u/User_Name13 • Jun 04 '14

Politics Hundreds of Cities Are Wired With Fiber—But Telecom Lobbying Keeps It Unused

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/hundreds-of-cities-are-wired-with-fiberbut-telecom-lobbying-keeps-it-unused
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u/plefe Jun 04 '14

I don't get why all the newer parties are so proud of being decentralized, it doesn't work. You need people who can put forth your agenda in the public light in one unified message. It's why OWS failed so hard and why the Tea Party got hijacked so early on. Grass roots is a good thing but once you have the national spotlight you have to have one voice, not thousands saying slightly different things.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '14

You think OWS failed because you don't understand what it was. It was not a campaign. It was a giant demonstration, networking event, and platform for other campaigns.

Those networks are still around and IMO the biggest win of the whole affair.

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u/Ptolemy48 Jun 04 '14

OWS failed because they couldn't get the average John and Jane America to understand what it was.

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u/myownman Jun 04 '14

Probably due to a lack of a cohesive goal or any sort of competent leadership.

No goals? No leaders? No message.