The Occupy Movement in the US – Towards a Long-Term Critical Refusal? (Contd. from last week)
The Occupy Movement in the US – Towards a Long-Term Critical Refusal? (Contd. from last week) Faizul Khan Tanim interviews several activists of the ongoing Occupy Movement in the West Coast of the United States to understand its crucial factors, its achievements and the legacy it may leave behind (Contd from last week) Pictures: Collected FKT: What is the role of Social Media in the occupy movement? Tanzeen : Since the beginning of the revolts in North Africa and Middle East, particularly with the movement in Egypt, there’s been a move by a certain class to think of it as a movement that was made possible by the social media. I think that is a false understanding. I think we have to understand that the history of technology (media-technologies included) is the history of capitalism. We should understand technologies as instruments of exploitation. There is no need to think that if we can organize on the internet, this will result in street protests. T...