WALL SREET OCCUPIED!
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yep...wall street is really occupied
do you ever tire of being embarrassed with your stupid talking points?
do you ever tire of being embarrassed with your stupid talking points?
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just like legion, ignore reality and just continue to cut and paste or give links
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because your thread is bullshit?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...y-wall-street/2011/09/26/gIQAWq5czK_blog.html
Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 09/26/2011 [h=1]Why ‘Occupy Wall Street’?[/h]By James Downie
You may have heard about the Occupy Wall Street protests, now entering their 10th day in New York. Several hundred activists have taken over Zuccotti Park near Wall Street since Sept. 17, and this past Saturday they were joined by over a thousand more. The NYPD, displaying their famously light touch, has arrested dozens of activists, including members of the protest’s media team, and
. (The occupation’s Twitter hashtag, #occupywallstreet, and its livestream have plenty more details.) Despite this pressure, the protesters have vowed to stay in the park for the foreseeable future.
Then again, you can’t walk around New York without bumping into some demonstration, so does this protest deserve attention? It’s easy to say that these are just (mostly) college kids with nothing better to do; or to make fun of their demands, which range from ending wealth inequality to ending war; or to use more extreme protesters to dismiss the rest. And it’s easy to believe that the protesters’ cause will be forgotten as soon as the demonstration ends. It’s easy to react this way, because that’s how many protest “movements” have panned out in the past. But this movement is different because of the bleak situation facing the country, especially its youth.
Demonstrations are stronger when protesters are denouncing a target that directly affects them. In 1971, President Nixon’s decision to end student deferments sparked a new wave of antiwar protests on campuses around the country. Many believe the lack of a draft severely weakened protests against the Iraq war. In 1932, the Bonus Army was able to gather thousands of veterans to Washington because their cause was not someone else’s poverty but their own.
Similarly, these demonstrators are protesting not only for a cause but for themselves. Just as many young people in the ’60s and ’70s feared becoming cannon fodder in Southeast Asia, so, too, do many today fear for their futures. The figures are astounding. Three years after Wall Street crashed the economy, youth unemployment stands at 18 percent, double the national rate, while youth employment is at its lowest level since the end of World War II. And because the graduate who spends a year unemployed will still make 23 percent less than a similar classmate a decade later, the young unemployed will feel these effects for years. The average college graduate now carries over $27,000 in debt at graduation; not surprisingly, then, more than 85 percent of the Class of 2011 moved back into their parents’ homes, the highest number on record. Not to mention, when this long recession is finally over, the young get to face reduced Social Security, Medicare and other benefits, largely (though not entirely, of course) because their parents and grandparents decided to let their descendants pay for their tax cuts, their wars and their bailouts.
In short, as Republican candidates have demanded, the youth have skin in this game.
So this isn’t genocide or Palestine or globalization or another geographically or politically distant cause that rarely has staying power beyond a committed activist core. The Wall Street protests are at least in part fueled by the knowledge that, for the first time in almost a century, “you never had it so good” no longer applies to the next generation. The victims of this collapse are not on the other side of the world; they’re the protesters themselves, their friends and classmates, sons and daughters. That’s a personal connection to, and motivation for, their cause that cannot grow artificially.
Will this specific protest, then, last “until our demands are met”? Perhaps, perhaps not. But as long as the sluggish economy continues to hit Americans — and especially young Americans — hard, expect more and bigger demonstrations like “Occupy Wall Street” — unfocused, sometimes excessive, but fundamentally justifiable.
Posted at 02:45 PM ET, 09/26/2011 [h=1]Why ‘Occupy Wall Street’?[/h]By James Downie
You may have heard about the Occupy Wall Street protests, now entering their 10th day in New York. Several hundred activists have taken over Zuccotti Park near Wall Street since Sept. 17, and this past Saturday they were joined by over a thousand more. The NYPD, displaying their famously light touch, has arrested dozens of activists, including members of the protest’s media team, and
Then again, you can’t walk around New York without bumping into some demonstration, so does this protest deserve attention? It’s easy to say that these are just (mostly) college kids with nothing better to do; or to make fun of their demands, which range from ending wealth inequality to ending war; or to use more extreme protesters to dismiss the rest. And it’s easy to believe that the protesters’ cause will be forgotten as soon as the demonstration ends. It’s easy to react this way, because that’s how many protest “movements” have panned out in the past. But this movement is different because of the bleak situation facing the country, especially its youth.
Demonstrations are stronger when protesters are denouncing a target that directly affects them. In 1971, President Nixon’s decision to end student deferments sparked a new wave of antiwar protests on campuses around the country. Many believe the lack of a draft severely weakened protests against the Iraq war. In 1932, the Bonus Army was able to gather thousands of veterans to Washington because their cause was not someone else’s poverty but their own.
Similarly, these demonstrators are protesting not only for a cause but for themselves. Just as many young people in the ’60s and ’70s feared becoming cannon fodder in Southeast Asia, so, too, do many today fear for their futures. The figures are astounding. Three years after Wall Street crashed the economy, youth unemployment stands at 18 percent, double the national rate, while youth employment is at its lowest level since the end of World War II. And because the graduate who spends a year unemployed will still make 23 percent less than a similar classmate a decade later, the young unemployed will feel these effects for years. The average college graduate now carries over $27,000 in debt at graduation; not surprisingly, then, more than 85 percent of the Class of 2011 moved back into their parents’ homes, the highest number on record. Not to mention, when this long recession is finally over, the young get to face reduced Social Security, Medicare and other benefits, largely (though not entirely, of course) because their parents and grandparents decided to let their descendants pay for their tax cuts, their wars and their bailouts.
In short, as Republican candidates have demanded, the youth have skin in this game.
So this isn’t genocide or Palestine or globalization or another geographically or politically distant cause that rarely has staying power beyond a committed activist core. The Wall Street protests are at least in part fueled by the knowledge that, for the first time in almost a century, “you never had it so good” no longer applies to the next generation. The victims of this collapse are not on the other side of the world; they’re the protesters themselves, their friends and classmates, sons and daughters. That’s a personal connection to, and motivation for, their cause that cannot grow artificially.
Will this specific protest, then, last “until our demands are met”? Perhaps, perhaps not. But as long as the sluggish economy continues to hit Americans — and especially young Americans — hard, expect more and bigger demonstrations like “Occupy Wall Street” — unfocused, sometimes excessive, but fundamentally justifiable.
SmarterthanYou
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NYC is gonna be settling a lot of lawsuits in the near future.
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if wall street is occupied, how was business able to be conducted as usual today?
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egro, wall street is not truly occupied.
i'm proud of you dune, you finally figured this out on your own.
signalmankenneth
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Wall Street???
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do you sleep at night?
Wall Street is indeed occupied.
Businesses on the street are not.
Hows that honesty thing not working out for ya?
[h=1]Occupy Wall Street protest, swelled by Radiohead hoax, marches on NYPD HQ, but gets lost[/h]
Radiohead didn't rock out with the Occupy Wall Street mass yesterday, but the crowds sure did as the protest marched into its third weekend - but had a little trouble finding NYPD headquarters.
The British rock band's rumored appearance at the downtown protest - later branded a "hoax" by organizers - swelled the ranks at the Zuccotti Park base to several thousand.
While hundreds of people have camped out overnight in the plaza during the two-week old sit-in for social change, an online announcement that Radiohead was en route jammed the plaza.
"I actually think it's kind of ridiculous," said a dreadlocked 20-year-old who identified himself as Pigpen. "The only reason 500 people are here is because they think Radiohead is going to be here."
Organizers were red-faced.
"I got hoaxed," said Patrick Bruner, who has been e-mailing on behalf of the Occupy Wall Street protesters. "Radiohead was never confirmed. Completely our fault. Apologies. "
The band later wished protestors luck on their Twitter feed, but confirmed they would be no-shows.The band was in the city and performed two sold-out shows at the Roseland Ballroom this week.
But the infusion of new protestors lured by the Radiohead rumor brought renewed energy to the gathering, which roared as a group from the Transit Workers Union appeared at the plaza.
"I'm thrilled to be here," said retiree Joyce Gallagher, 64, from Midwood, Brooklyn. "I think we should have been in Wall Street for three years now."
A crowd of more than 2,000 people marched up Broadway, past a closed City Hall Park, under the arch of the Municipal Building and massed outside what some mistakenly thought was NYPD headquarters.
But most of the chanting horde plopped down in front of One St. Andrew's Plaza, which houses the U.S. Attorney's Office, not the NYPD.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...y_rock_band_dropin_hoax_wheres_radiohead.html
:lol:
Intelligence must not be a requirement to run this protest.
Look at this video
[h=2]Jesse Watters Crashes Wall Street Protest[/h]http://video.foxnews.com/#/v/1193221436001/jesse-watters-crashes-wall-street-protest/?playlist_id=87485
Radiohead didn't rock out with the Occupy Wall Street mass yesterday, but the crowds sure did as the protest marched into its third weekend - but had a little trouble finding NYPD headquarters.
The British rock band's rumored appearance at the downtown protest - later branded a "hoax" by organizers - swelled the ranks at the Zuccotti Park base to several thousand.
While hundreds of people have camped out overnight in the plaza during the two-week old sit-in for social change, an online announcement that Radiohead was en route jammed the plaza.
"I actually think it's kind of ridiculous," said a dreadlocked 20-year-old who identified himself as Pigpen. "The only reason 500 people are here is because they think Radiohead is going to be here."
Organizers were red-faced.
"I got hoaxed," said Patrick Bruner, who has been e-mailing on behalf of the Occupy Wall Street protesters. "Radiohead was never confirmed. Completely our fault. Apologies. "
The band later wished protestors luck on their Twitter feed, but confirmed they would be no-shows.The band was in the city and performed two sold-out shows at the Roseland Ballroom this week.
But the infusion of new protestors lured by the Radiohead rumor brought renewed energy to the gathering, which roared as a group from the Transit Workers Union appeared at the plaza.
"I'm thrilled to be here," said retiree Joyce Gallagher, 64, from Midwood, Brooklyn. "I think we should have been in Wall Street for three years now."
A crowd of more than 2,000 people marched up Broadway, past a closed City Hall Park, under the arch of the Municipal Building and massed outside what some mistakenly thought was NYPD headquarters.
But most of the chanting horde plopped down in front of One St. Andrew's Plaza, which houses the U.S. Attorney's Office, not the NYPD.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local...y_rock_band_dropin_hoax_wheres_radiohead.html
:lol:
Intelligence must not be a requirement to run this protest.
Look at this video
[h=2]Jesse Watters Crashes Wall Street Protest[/h]http://video.foxnews.com/#/v/1193221436001/jesse-watters-crashes-wall-street-protest/?playlist_id=87485
http://m.ctv.ca/topstories/20110930/wall-street-occupation-inspires-canadian-protesters-111002.html
Sun Oct 02, 06:36 AM
[h=3]Wall Street occupation inspires Canadian protesters[/h]Josh Visser | CTVNews.ca Staff
Protesters sit in the plaza of Police Headquarters, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in New York. (AP / Louis Lanzano)
Inspired by protesters along Wall Street and in other U.S. cities, hundreds are expected to occupy Toronto's Bay Street in two weeks to air their various grievances against the financial system and its wealthiest companies.
The protest near Wall Street in New York is entering its third week, and doesn't appear to be slowing down. In fact, a police crackdown has only emboldened protesters and some are now expecting the "occupation" to continue into the winter.
The organizers of Occupy Toronto plan to descend on King and Bay Streets on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 15 to set a base of operation to prepare for a march on that Monday. Organizers hope the occupation will last into the following week.
It's not clear how or if the goals of the Occupy Toronto organizers differ from their American counterparts. In the U.S., the main complaints have been bank bailouts, the lack of financial oversight that led to recession, foreclosures and high unemployment.
Canada bailed out its auto industry but not its banks, and many of the problems that have plagued the American financial system do not have easy parallels north of the border.
But the U.S. protests suggest Occupy Toronto could have a greater reach than its core demonstrators, which includes veterans of the G20 in summer 2010.
Recently, some unions have begun demonstrating with the Wall Street protest, which suggests the movement could receive some well organized and heavily financed support.
Some commentators have compared the protests to a left-wing version of the initial stages of the Tea Party movement. However, one of the main criticisms of the New York movement is that it is leaderless and has dozens of different answers for "why are you here and what do you want?"
The Occupy Toronto Market Exchange held its first meeting on Sept. 29. The group had about 2,400 "likes" on Facebook as of Friday evening, with more than 600 people planning on "attending" the action.
A video clip posted to YouTube on Friday encourages protesters to "occupy" the intersection at King Street West and York Street on Oct. 15, "as part of a global movement."
On the west coast, protesters are organizing a similar demonstration on the same day in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. By Friday evening, more than 800 people said they planned to attend that protest, according to Facebook.
Both events are apparently scheduled to last until Dec. 31.
Sun Oct 02, 06:36 AM
[h=3]Wall Street occupation inspires Canadian protesters[/h]Josh Visser | CTVNews.ca Staff
Protesters sit in the plaza of Police Headquarters, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in New York. (AP / Louis Lanzano)
Inspired by protesters along Wall Street and in other U.S. cities, hundreds are expected to occupy Toronto's Bay Street in two weeks to air their various grievances against the financial system and its wealthiest companies.
The protest near Wall Street in New York is entering its third week, and doesn't appear to be slowing down. In fact, a police crackdown has only emboldened protesters and some are now expecting the "occupation" to continue into the winter.
The organizers of Occupy Toronto plan to descend on King and Bay Streets on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 15 to set a base of operation to prepare for a march on that Monday. Organizers hope the occupation will last into the following week.
It's not clear how or if the goals of the Occupy Toronto organizers differ from their American counterparts. In the U.S., the main complaints have been bank bailouts, the lack of financial oversight that led to recession, foreclosures and high unemployment.
Canada bailed out its auto industry but not its banks, and many of the problems that have plagued the American financial system do not have easy parallels north of the border.
But the U.S. protests suggest Occupy Toronto could have a greater reach than its core demonstrators, which includes veterans of the G20 in summer 2010.
Recently, some unions have begun demonstrating with the Wall Street protest, which suggests the movement could receive some well organized and heavily financed support.
Some commentators have compared the protests to a left-wing version of the initial stages of the Tea Party movement. However, one of the main criticisms of the New York movement is that it is leaderless and has dozens of different answers for "why are you here and what do you want?"
The Occupy Toronto Market Exchange held its first meeting on Sept. 29. The group had about 2,400 "likes" on Facebook as of Friday evening, with more than 600 people planning on "attending" the action.
A video clip posted to YouTube on Friday encourages protesters to "occupy" the intersection at King Street West and York Street on Oct. 15, "as part of a global movement."
On the west coast, protesters are organizing a similar demonstration on the same day in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery. By Friday evening, more than 800 people said they planned to attend that protest, according to Facebook.
Both events are apparently scheduled to last until Dec. 31.
