What Is Occupy Wall Street About? - Democratic Underground

Hissyspit

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Tue Nov-01-11 06:14 PM
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What Is Occupy Wall Street About?

Edited on Tue Nov-01-11 06:27 PM by Hissyspit

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpdpMjG5CmY

Posted on YouTube: October 30, 2011
By YouTube Member: OccupyAnimator
Views on YouTube: 917

Posted on DU: November 01, 2011
By DU Member: Hissyspit
Views on DU: 1628

Uploaded by OccupyAnimator on Oct 30, 2011

If you're having trouble understanding what is at stake in the "Occupy" protests, here are some numbers that help explain the problem.

(Hat-tip: Playinghardball)

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Marazinia

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Tue Nov-01-11 06:24 PM
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1. Infuriating

And surprising that %19 of Americans thought they were actually in the top %1? Did I read that right?

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Fanfaron

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Tue Nov-01-11 08:48 PM
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2. OWS Protests

You mean the top 1% of people like OPRAH WINFREY and WARREN BUFFET? The Middle East countries are protesting for FREEDOM, and the OWS are protesting for WEALTH... hope they don't get too disillusioned.

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deutsey

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Tue Nov-01-11 08:58 PM
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3. LOL

:eyes:

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Hissyspit

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Wed Nov-02-11 12:44 AM
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5. Um, wrong. Here, perhaps you did not read my comments on the YouTube page:

@outrage9 No, not "just" because. Because of corrupt policy, because of criminal activity, because of buying government off, because of corporate welfare, because of 'too big to fail,' because of lack of accountability, because of what would really be fair, because of how democracy SHOULD work for the best for this country, because of the perverse discrepancy in productivity/wages. But you actually know that, don't you? Or have you not been paying attention for the past several years/decades?

Hissyspit 6 hours ago

@sabintr Your definition of "success" is buying the government and gaming the system? Quit being disingenuous. You know what this is all about. Corrupt deregulation and lack of accountability - different rules for those on top then for the rest of us.

Hissyspit 6 hours ago

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civilisation

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Wed Nov-02-11 07:49 AM
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6. what a fooling statement,.

protesting for wealth? You mean demonstrating against inequity. Seeing the growing income gap and demanding change,. is not greed it is sanity.

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applegrove

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Tue Nov-01-11 10:10 PM
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4. "I don't mind that you are rich, I mind that you are buying my government" says it

all for me.

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