Taking the Pulse of Occupy Wall Street
"Drop by Wall Street" just doesn't have the same ring to it
The irony is, Occupy Wall Streeters are no longer occupying. This week, I went over to Zuccotti Park to see what was left of the protest movement. Not much, it turned out. The tents, the sleeping bags, the drums, the food trucks, the noise, the excitement – all gone. After weeks of struggling with authorities and eventually being forced to break down their encampment during a 1:00 a.m. raid on November 15, the protestors have largely dispersed. In fact, on Tuesday afternoon there were only about twelve people left in Zuccotti Park. They were standing quietly in the square, talking, rolling cigarettes and drinking coffee. One man wore a sign that said, “Quantum Democracy.” Other than that, it would not have been evident that a …
Gregory45
5:12 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
We are really talking about what Martin King would call a revolution - a transfer of power from oligarchs to everyday people of all colours. And that is a step-by-step process, it's a democratic process, it's a non-violent process – but it is a revolution. Could be, but if you Google "define revolution" the first meaning is this "A forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new … more ›