Igqugquzelwe yi-Arab Spring, i-Spanish Indignados kanye nenhlangano ye-Occupy e-United States, ngomhlaka-15 Okthoba 2011 kwaba nemibhikisho kanyekanye emadolobheni nasemadolobhaneni angama-900 emhlabeni jikelele. Umbhikisho waseLondon usungule ikamu le-Occupy eduze kwe-St Paul's Cathedral ukuze kubhekwe uhlelo lwamabhange olube nenkinga, bahlala baze baxoshwa ngoFebhuwari 2012.
Umbhali we-Brilliant Counterpower, umlando wezinhlangano zomphakathi, isishoshovu u-Tim Gee wayebandakanyekile kusukela ekuqaleni. Ubambe iqhaza emhlanganweni wokuhlela ovulekile e-Westminster Bridge ukumisa inkambu, wavakashela amakamu ezweni lonke futhi wabhalela iphephandaba langaphakathi lase-Occupy London, i-Occupied Times yase-London.
Ukuza ngamakhasi amafushane angama-42 Awukwazi Ukukhipha I-Idea i-akhawunti ka-Gee ekhuthazayo futhi efinyeleleka kuqala yenhlangano ye-Occupy. Ihlanganiswe nezahluko ezimfushane kakhulu i-Gee inikeza umlando wokuvala ikhwelo wokusetshenziswa kwamakamu ukuze kube noshintsho kumphakathi, ikhuluma nokunye ukugxeka okulethwa ku-Occupy futhi ingena ebuchosheni bokuhlala ngaphandle phakathi nobusika. Ngokwesibonelo, uligcina kanjani itende liboshwe umoya uvunguza ngakuwe futhi ukhonkolo kuphela ngaphansi?
Umsekeli wesenzo esiqondile esingenalo udlame, uGee uthi kuwo wonke umlando amakamu okubhikisha indima ebalulekile “ekuvusweni komqondo obucayi” ngokuvamile akwanele: “Kusebenzisa amakamu kuphela njengesisekelo lapho kuthathwa khona izinyathelo eziqondile ezibukela phansi izithakazelo 'abanakho' , ingabe amakamu anjalo aphumelele ezinhlosweni zawo."
Esahlukweni sokuphetha, uGee uphawula okuzuzwe yi-Occupy “kucutshungulwe kahle - kwasiza ukuguqula inkulumo-mpikiswano, kubandakanye abantu abasha, kwaqubula imibhikisho ye-Boycott Workfare”. Kodwa-ke, angiqiniseki ukuthi izimpumelelo ze-Occupy ziqondwa kahle ngale kwemibuthano yezishoshovu. Ingabe abantu bayazi ukuthi ngo-2011 usomaqhinga waseRiphabhulikhi onamandla uFrank Luntz wathi “Ngiyesaba kakhulu lo mzamo wokulwa noWall Street. Ngiyesaba ukufa. Banomthelela kulokho abantu baseMelika abakucabangayo ngonxiwankulu”? Noma ukuthi isikhulu esiphezulu seBhange LaseNgilandi saphawula ngonyaka odlule ukuthi “I-Occupy izobe ibambe iqhaza elikhulu” kunoma yikuphi ukuguqulwa kwezimali okwenzekayo? "Usize ukunqoba inkulumompikiswano", kuphawula u-Andrew Haldane. "Futhi abenzi benqubomgomo, njengami, bazodinga ukwesekwa kwakho okuqhubekayo ekuletheni lolo shintsho olukhulu."
Leli pheshana liphetha ngenselele: “Ukuthi i-Occupy Part 1 ibe yimpumelelo emangalisayo noma yehluleke ngokwedlulele kuncike kakhulu kulokho esikwenzayo ngokulandelayo.” Njengoba uGee ephawula: “Njengoba isitha esasinamandla ngisho nangokwengeziwe kunemibuso yesikhathi esidlule, ukumelana kwethu kuyodingeka kufinyelele izinga elingakaze libonwe ngaphambili.”
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