People from all parts of this nation are waking up to the fact that they are no longer in control of this country, and they are angry. They are tired of politicians getting elected with corporate money and then letting the corporations write their own laws -- laws that result in the wealth of this country being funneled into the hands of the few, the richest 1% (while the tax burden and the recession sacrifices are borne by the rest of America). They are demanding change that will let all Americans share in the nation's wealth and power.
Her's some of what's happening in other cities in America (from Think Progress):
Los Angeles: Almost 200 have gathered on the north lawn of the Los Angeles City Hall.
Chicago: Nearing their second week of action, the crowd of over 100continues to grow. “99 percent of this country is disenfranchised and not being heard,” said protester Evelyn DeHais, “that is irresponsible and awful, but it can be changed and we can change it.”
Louisville: About 200 gathered for the inaugural action.
Wichita: Between 100 and 300 people showed up to the first action on Sunday. “We’re here to stand in solidarity together,” said protester Don Landis, a Vietnam veteran.
Hartford: Close to 100 people attended the first protest on Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park.
Anchorage: More than 65 people gathered in Anchorage on Wednesday. “Homelessness. Foreclosures, robo-signing of foreclosures,” said protester Brian MacMillan. “Child poverty or child hunger. The unemployment rate, one in 10 in America without a job. Jeez, what isn’t there to protest?”
Charlotte: Local protesters are planning a march on the local offices of Bank of America this Saturday. “I think we’ve got a growing movement,” said a local organizer, Tracey Myhalyk.
Lexington: Since it began on Thursday at least 100 people have gathered every day in Lexington, Kentucky.
Boston: An estimated 3,000 took the streets on Friday to kick off the Boston protest, with a core of 150 staying indefinitely in Boston’s Dewey Square Park. “This is your future at stake,” protester and Iraq War veteran Ryan Cahill said. “It’s not going to fix itself. I think that’s pretty clear.”
Seattle: A crowd of more than 200 protesters gathered in Seattle’s Westlake Park.
Philadelphia: At a standing-room-only planning meeting on Tusedayalmost 1,000 activists packed into Arch Street United Methodist Church in Philadelphia. The meeting decided to kick off the protest outside of the Philadelphia City Hall on Tuesday morning.
Denver: More than 50 protesters marched in downtown Denver on Saturday. One protesters’ sign read, “they only call it class war when we fight back.”
Iowa City: About 100 locals met Wednseday night in Iowa City to plan a local protest. The group decided to begin the protest on Friday.
Miami: On Saturday between 100 and 200 protesters met at Bayfront Park in Miami.
Portland: An estimated 100 protesters braved the rain on Saturday to rally in Portland, Maine. “This underscores what’s valuable in a democratic society: At some point, the people need to stand up and say, ‘That’s enough.’” protester Matth Mitchell commented.
They are demanding change that will let all Americans share in the nation's wealth and power.
ReplyDeleteI must admit, the Teat Party Movement has certainly caught on.
I guess it just goes to show that when you promise to rob Peter to pay Paul, you're bound to get Paul's support.
power to the people
ReplyDeleteNice try, CT. But you know that Peter has been robbing Paul for decades now. Paul is not out of line for wanting some of it back.
ReplyDeleteIf "Peter" is one of those snake oil peddlers who sliced and diced $11 trillion of real estate into over $600 trillion of deriviatives, your point is well taken. But if you're also referring to those who have actually added real value to the economy, then not so much.
ReplyDeleteI find it ironic that the Occupiers have been tweeting and texting about how evil and corrupt big corporations are - on iPhones produced by the world's largest company.
That being said, it would be nice if they were assembled here instead of China. Of course if our workers were paid $20/hr minimum wage (as some of the Teat Partiers have called for), none of us could afford them.
We could afford to pay people a decent wage. What we can't afford are the multi-million dollar payouts for CEOs and other executives.
ReplyDeleteI saw this on Facebook. It's a reminder that there's an another path for "people who are sick of the richest 1% rolling in money and power while the rest of America suffers."
ReplyDeleteCheck it out.
As I commented on an earlier post, we can't all be geniuses, but we can all strive to be the very best that we can be, even if the deck may be stacked against us.
And I'll say it again: "If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, wear work boots."
Most of us haven't even begun to plomb the depths of our own potential.