Occupy Wall Street and the History of Corporate Fascism

[cal04]

Marc Adler
http://thebloodycrossroads.com/464/occupy-wall-street-and-the-history-of-corporate-fascism/

Humanity faces a daunting battle against corporate forces that have historically proved willing to employ any means necessary to preserve an evil system. The police brutality and corporate funding aimed at crushing Occupy Wall Street hint of the savagery unleashed by corporations in countries around the world over the past 150 years. Yet the recent crackdown has provided our rebellion with an extraordinary public relations weapon by demonstrating the veracity of our charges against a ruthless system that despises democracy and justice.

The movement sweeping America is our link to a world-wide chain of rebellion. The majority of the world’s population, which for half a century has borne the brunt of neoliberal policies, is finally determined to stop the onslaught of global capitalism, which is the force sustaining most brutal systems on the planet, from the military dictatorships in the Middle East to the neo-feudalist societies now permeating industrial nations.

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I have been at Wall Street since day one of the occupation, and it is an entirely different animal now. Liberty Park is bursting with people from all over America who are sick of being exploited, abused and neglected. We want to reclaim what is ours from the oligarchy that rules America and controls most of the world. We are too big to ignore, we have grabbed the world’s attention, and we will change the system.

The police brutality that has accompanied us every step of the way has been our greatest public relations boon because in cracking down on Occupy Wall Street the state is proving us right—it is true that we don’t live in a real democracy, where people can peacefully assemble in protest and our politicians represent the will of the people; it is true that the Patriot Act has unleashed a ruthless police state bent on crushing all dissent; and it is true that corporations like JP Morgan Chase are the forces pulling the strings behind everything.



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[Demeter]

1. Speaking Truth to Power

is the FIRST step.

[swilton]

2. US imperialism

started not in the aftermath of WWII but with the removal of Native Americans in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War...Andrew Jackson comes to mind.

The push to control former colonial empires in the aftermath of WWII was a reaction to the massive independence movements in the wake of India's great movement to remove the British 1947. The Cold War and the demonizing of Communism/socialism proved to be a useful lens with which to view the world and justify the US military buildup. The fraud became apparent when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and the US failed to apply the peace dividend to such critical problems as global warming.

Now the War on Terrorism is useful as a similar excuse - Iran looks like the next target of US aggression.

[PETRUS]

3. K&R nt