Lawrence Lessig Occupy Wall Street Could Bridge Left And Right

Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig offers his thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street movement. He compares it to the citizen uprising in Wisconsin and says that the occupy Wall Street movement might unify left and right against the corrupt influence of corporate money on politics.

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[bettydonnelly]

Google Dylan Ratigan to get the Money out of Politics.

[loveofphysics]

The problem is that the 1% can buy ads that scare the right wing with impunity, the right are the larger part of this problem, whereas the left are trying to actually solve it.

[barrybrookens]

Pass this video on as much a possible. See Lawrence Lessig's new book "Republic Lost" that discribes this in depth. See the website getmoneyout com to sign a national petition to get this started.

[moediggity28]

@mrbobbytx Yeah by a bunch of easily led saps that will believe anything you tell them as long as you put "freedom" in front of it.

Saps one and all.

[plrlove]

We need a reform that would allow compromise solutions in place of partisan bickering. We should not have to choose between the most democratic democrat and the most republican republican. We need leaders who could make unpopular decisions and take the economy off the noxious stimulants, even if it means recession. No one should be "too big too fail". Insurance against systemic risks should not be paid by the taxpayers.

[Ddstairclimber]

Ron Paul 2012, that is exactly what ron paul talks about, he opposes this crony capitalism .

[mrbobbytx]

Um, the Republicans DID NOT take over WI, they were voted in by the people.

[1bellboy1]

What is needed is a two-fold reform: 1) Reform of the political system in the direction of direct democracy, so that people can have a direct say in policy- and law-making and a real stake in their communities (as opposed to the current system of representative democracy, which is eminently flawed and corruptible by money and corporate power), 2) Reform of the socio-economic system, to prevent excessive concentrations of wealth and power in the hands of a tiny elite.

[dawggonecrazee]

I`m surprised so few people have seen this video.For me,he voices my anger at the same thing happening here in the UK.

[AlaskaRobotics]

Please take the ads off this video, it's important that people see it.