The Occupation Movement As Seen By The World’s News Media

I don’t know how you’re feeling this week, but I have just diagnosed myself with a serious case of Occupation on the Brain, which I’ve also heard described as Protest Fatigue.

Reports on this movement have made news in nearly every print and video media outlet, both domestic and international. The only otherAmerica-centric news story which has been universally reported is the break-up of Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. Where, I have to ask, does this locate theUSon the map of heightened global awareness? I’m thinking Never Never Land. The reference seemed apt on several levels.

Acting out is currently listed as a symptom of misbehavior on child psychology websites. It is positioned at the bottom of a category which climbs up to “conduct disorders” and peaks at the heights of “psychodrama.”

As the name implies, “acting out” is defined as choosing a behavior meant to test the boundaries of authority which a responsible adult learns to maintain over body and mind. Like the lost boys in Peter Pan’s famous “Neverland,” the more I read and watched the protesters, the more they seemed determined not to “grow up.” They had regressed back to infancy, pre potty training, defecating on sidewalks and peeing on police cars.

Many were reported to be in drug or alcohol induced altered states. These substances might well have snared Pan’s original zeitgeist if they had been on offer. Or perhaps that was the inside joke about Pixie Dust, but I digress.

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