06 October 2011

Seeds for "American Spring"?





 Were you glad to see people protesting against Wall Street?


Protesters have identified themselves as part of "99%", and aim to, by the non-violent tactics of the so-called Arabian Spring, fight the greed and corruption of the current to 1%. The top 1% are Americans who control 40% of the wealth, 24% of US income, over 50% of US stocks, and just 5% of US personal debt.

So someone puts forward these questions that you and I may answer. What are the diverse agendas that are presently gathering beneath the fortress of the US financial district, stretching from post-modern liberals to anarchists to billionaires like Warren Buffet who contend that Americans are already deeply entrenched in class warfare (and that his class is "killing the rest of us)?  How can we wipe the tear gas from our eyes and find the clarity and context for a protest that could very be planting the seeds for a genuine "American Spring"?

And before or while you ponder on this circumstance, Why Me Generation Should Care About Wall St  and  A Proposed Demand For Occupy Wall Street could add more window view to Wall Street landscape.




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