juroara, I agree with most of that, but I don't agree with stopping traffic. That stops ambulances, fire trucks, legitimate police business, and emotional rescuer parents too. It prevents good people from getting to work, meetings, job interviews, etc. I also don't agree with going after the wrong businesses or their innocent customers. Demonstrations can be peaceful and still get lots of attention. When protestors make bad guys of themselves, it hurts their ability to persuade the masses in good directions.

The original Tea Party and Occupy had a lot of the same goals. They were both saying that government has gotten too big, powerful, and out of hand. Both movements were ruined, but in different ways. Plotting them against each other also seemed to be really effective.