Occupy Groups Get Funding

[Joe Shlabotnik]

14. I somewhat agree.

I won't go so far as to theorize that there's a nefarious plot to co-opt the movement, but paying stipends to some raises eyebrows. And you bring up a good point about the office space becoming a media magnet.

Any corporate funding would have to be 100% transparent, or else it will perpetuate the right wing media myth that OWS had been a front group all along. I'd rather see an outpouring of small grassroots donations, but thats probably unrealistic, inadequate and unsustainable over a long period of time.

On the other hand, if money is spent on daily necessities for the occupiers, legal fees, fines, and publicity then that is a good thing. Either way the movement will be under constant negative media assault, so perhaps its best to take the money and put it to good use, because its better then being accused of taking the money when you haven't.