And when I think about some of the formative moments that led up to an ascendant progressive left in the United States, they were things that people dismissed. The Occupy Wall Street movement began as a collective of students and it grew. And in the moment, even when it was disrupted and dismantled, it created a cultural moment that captured the attention of millions of people. (11:25–11:34)
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