(CNN) -- As Occupy Wall Street demonstrates its staying power, media increasingly portray it favorably. Because of its success, the movement is being asked to put forth a list of its demands. So far, members have said no. And well they should. The refusal of Occupy Wall Street to tie itself down with an agenda that can be debated piecemeal is one of its great strengths. The decision allows Occupy Wall Street to remain a cri de coeur for all who believe they have lost ground over the last decade. In choosing this strategy, Occupy Wall Street is doing more than defying expectations. It is linking itself with the best of 1960s America.
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Nicolaus Mills: Occupy Wall Street makes smart move by refusing to list demands
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Mills: In 1962, Students for a Democratic Society's Port Huron Statement didn't list demands
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Mills says the values outlined in that statement lived on long after SDS ended
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Occupy allows room for all who have lost ground to bring issues to light, he writes
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