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Monday Marks the One-Year Anniversary of 'Occupy Wall Street': Has the Movement Made a Difference?
SodaHead News
2012/09/16 21:25:05
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On Monday, protesters will gather near the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. People in more than 30 other cities around the world will also mark the occasion by attending rallies and marches.
One year ago, on September 17, 2011, a group of young people began camping in Zuccotti Park to protest corporate greed and economic inequality. The gathering quickly grew in numbers, also spreading to other cities around the country and globe. Occupiers became known for the slogan “We are the 99 percent!” and were occasionally joined by celebrities.
On November 15, 2011, New York City police officers shut down the encampment. One by one, Occupy encampments around the country were raided and dismantled. The loss of the encampments, combined with the movement’s lack of leadership or specific demands, caused Occupy to splinter and lose momentum. These days, the Occupy label has been co-opted to protest everything from climate change to illegal immigration.
So SodaHeads, what do you think? It’s been a year since Occupy Wall Street began. Has the movement made a difference?
One year ago, on September 17, 2011, a group of young people began camping in Zuccotti Park to protest corporate greed and economic inequality. The gathering quickly grew in numbers, also spreading to other cities around the country and globe. Occupiers became known for the slogan “We are the 99 percent!” and were occasionally joined by celebrities.
On November 15, 2011, New York City police officers shut down the encampment. One by one, Occupy encampments around the country were raided and dismantled. The loss of the encampments, combined with the movement’s lack of leadership or specific demands, caused Occupy to splinter and lose momentum. These days, the Occupy label has been co-opted to protest everything from climate change to illegal immigration.
So SodaHeads, what do you think? It’s been a year since Occupy Wall Street began. Has the movement made a difference?
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FanOreilly 2012/09/16 21:36:00Yes
+26OWS has taught Americans that murdering, raping, rioting and demanding other people's money means at least one political party will love you.
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Wall Street, or rather the banking system in this country, needs to be reined in with effective laws that protect, not only the end consumer, but the system from itself. The greed of the banksters to line their own pockets, the corruption and freedom from law and prosecution that they enjoy has led to massive collateral damage throughout the US economy (and the world's).
" Ask NOT what your country can do for YOU" would have gotten JFK branded,, by even the so called MODERATE Left of today,, as a RUSH LIMBAUGH clone if he were alive today..
The occupy movement has been founded on the fallacy that there is no social class in-between the rich and the poor.
This entire planet is run by a mere handful of men, capable of effecting the financial tide, on a global scale. These men are immune to the strife, drama and hustle of survival. They never hear or see the every day struggle that is life. They are the real criminals, and yet, they actually commit no crime. Their crime is stagnation. They have billions, and they let them languish idly by, collect interest, and glut the system. Then, when its time to activate the big machine, and make it all happen, they release a tide of wealth into the market, and quite simply move it in any direction they desire.
So actually, knowing it or not, the "Occupy Wall Street" gang, actually stimulated the global economy. Why you ask? Because they have to eat, and drive, and eventually pay fines/bail, or drive home. Because they spend money, and therefore, stimulate the big machine. And the crux of the protest for many, was to take their money out of the giant financial institutions, and transfer...
This entire planet is run by a mere handful of men, capable of effecting the financial tide, on a global scale. These men are immune to the strife, drama and hustle of survival. They never hear or see the every day struggle that is life. They are the real criminals, and yet, they actually commit no crime. Their crime is stagnation. They have billions, and they let them languish idly by, collect interest, and glut the system. Then, when its time to activate the big machine, and make it all happen, they release a tide of wealth into the market, and quite simply move it in any direction they desire.
So actually, knowing it or not, the "Occupy Wall Street" gang, actually stimulated the global economy. Why you ask? Because they have to eat, and drive, and eventually pay fines/bail, or drive home. Because they spend money, and therefore, stimulate the big machine. And the crux of the protest for many, was to take their money out of the giant financial institutions, and transfer it to either smaller institutions, or spend it. Wallah, economy stimulated.
Now I realize that this is a gross over simplification, but the simple truth is this. The government is simply OZ, and money, plain and simple, is the man behind the curtain...Just a thought...
Sorry, you will need someone much more naive to sell this to - See, I know poison is bad for me no matter how slick the package
PS....The crowd was made up of, amongst other elements, tax payers.....
Have a nice evening
I too wish you a pleasant evening....