Keller @ Large: Interpreting The "Occupy" Message

BOSTON (CBS) - The Occupy Boston protesters have been camped out in the Financial District for weeks.

Most successful protests through history have a clear and concise message. But, what's their central message with the "Occupy" movement?

"It's not a concise message. It's not a concise goal because there's too much to deal with. There's a broader, overarching sort of a problem that we have to deal with. We can't only attack government issues, because there's too much outside corporate money in what we're dealing with. And, we have the same problem, we can't just attack Wall Street, because we know they're in the pockets of government," said Robin Jacks, an Occupy Boston protester.

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"I guess the way to explain it would be that to put a conciseness to our message and to focus it too strongly means that we're leaving too much out,"Jacks continued.

Are the protesters risking irrelevance by lacking a concise message or goal?

"I think it's the opposite. I think we're risking irrelevance by focusing our message. We're risking leaving people out of the conversation. We're risking leaving a problem out of our list of solutions," said Jacks.

Chris Faraone of the Boston Phoenix visited several "Occupy" protests across the east coast. Was there the same rationale in other protests?

"I would say the same rationale. I think people, especially a couple weeks in realize that the strength is however many people they can attract. So, in Boston for example, I was out there last week. There's teachers, there's every kind of laborer imaginable, there's members of the clergy there, members of the black community, so I think in all of the cities I was in, people realize that the strength is in numbers. We have to attract as many outside groups as possible," said Faraone.

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"But of course, some of the issues change from city to city. At Occupy Miami, immigration was something that a lot of people spoke about. In DC, when I was there in the first week, it was a smaller group of mostly college students. They were talking a lot of progressive issues that you would find on a liberal university campus. Every city evolves, and the cities that I saw a couple of weeks ago I'm sure are different now," Faraone continued.

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