Category Archives: occupy wall street

Politics, Batman and the use of abstract language.

Posted on July 23, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

In politics, we often use abstract language as an intentional strategy to exclude our opponents and include our supporters. In this manner, language hides as much as it reveals. The more abstract the language, the more we can read into … Continue reading →

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Why we need governments in cyberspace: a response to the Strongest Tribe article

Posted on June 5, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

In the article, you set out a serious of arguments, implicit and explicit, about the need, or lack thereof, for governments in cyberspace.  In particular, you argue that the United States is the strongest tribe. There are some concerns with … Continue reading →

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Obama, Reagan, and Huey Long: What has really changed in American Politics?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by lawrence serewicz

In his vote-harvesting season, it is important to reflect on the American political past to understand what has changed and what needs to be changed.  What connects these three men does not seem as obvious at first.  Reagan and Obama … Continue reading →

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An extreme political camping trip or renegotiating the social contract: thoughts on Occupy Wall Street

Posted on November 15, 2011 by lawrence serewicz

My thoughts on the Occupy Movement is that it is dangerously close to being like an extreme sport like snowboarding in being an extreme political camping trip and not an intellectually coherent attempt to renegotiate the social contract.  From the … Continue reading →

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Economic indicators: Occupy Wall Street in context.

Posted on November 4, 2011 by lawrence serewicz

In considering the Occupy Wall Street movement and the economic arguments around it, I have been struck by the lack of historical analysis.  The arguments never seem to put the current economic crisis into a wider context either to understand … Continue reading →

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