A Warning

James Miller may know something about protests like Occupy Wall Street. He is the author of a book entitled, "Democracy Is in the Streets: From Port Huron to the Siege of Chicago", as well as a professor at the New School. He's concerned that the push for consensus will enable extremists to take over and subvert the aims of the protesters. Moderates will be inclined to compromise; extremists will not. This is what happened with the 1960s protest which eventually led to the Weathermen. 

Miller does have a point. Life is not easy. It is certainly true that "the perfect is the enemy of the good". Good enough is a heck of a lot better than where we are now.