Occupy Wall Street breaks through
Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2011 08:21 Thursday, 22 September 2011 07:56
Something great is happening. But ssssh, mainstream media is ignoring it in case it gains momentum - which it just has. Ordinary citizens have descended on Wall Street in protest at the billions of dollars handed over to bankers to bail them out. Three hundred protesters gathered the first night and were joined overnight by several hundred more. Organisers claim up to 5,000 are now taking part.
Amazingly, the protest has been going on for the last five days but has been largely ignored by the media and actively suppressed by others. Yahoo! was caught blocking emails with the words 'Occupy Wall Street'. Funnily enough, they blame their spam filters for the error. Pity they weren't so good at actually blocking spam as they are blocking occupy Wall Street emails. How possible is it that orders from up high were issued to suppress coverage of the event?
Police in large numbers are monitoring the event too but so far have only been able to make eight arrests. A 160 year old rule in New York banning the wearing of masks in groups of two or more (save for masquerade parties) seems to be the reason....
The protest has striking similarities with the revolution in Egypt that kicked out dictator President Hosni Mubarak who had ruled for 20 years. Protesters in Egypt gathered in the capital's square demanding reform and quickly the crowd had grown to a million strong. That revolution sparked further revolutions which are still ongoing across the middle east. Most notable was the downfall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
Could the same happen in America? 10% unemployment, grossly unfair treatment of the super rich and ordinary citizens, a political system that seems in hock to big money and a debt burden that threatens to drag the country into poverty? All the factors are there. Could Occupy Wall Street be the spark?
Follow the protest on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/search/occupywallstreet
