Why Democrats must embrace Occupy Wall Street

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Democrats-must-embrace-by-Cliff-Weathers-111001-408.html

Unless you live in a cave or watch Fox News (not that the two are mutually exclusive) you're likely beginning to hear about Occupy Wall Street, a movement opposed to the negative influence corporations and the wealthiest one percent have over American politics.

Occupy Wall Street recognizes the lack of legal repercussions over the global financial crisis and seeks to draw public attention to this. It was inspired by the Arab Spring movement, particularly the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square which resulted in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.

The aim of the demonstration is to begin a sustained occupation of Wall Street and to draw attention to the misdeeds of the banking industry and to call for structural economic reforms. Organizers intend for the occupation to last "as long as it takes to meet our demands."

When Occupy Wall Street began on September 17, scant attention was paid to it by the mainstream, corporate media. The major networks, cable news networks, and newspapers treated it as an afterthought, if at all. CurrentTV host Keith Olbermann was critical of his colleagues in the mainstream media:

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[Puregonzo1188]

1. If by Democrats you mind the party and its institution I would say no.

If you mean people who identify as Democrats I would say yes.

[PETRUS]

2. Bingo. nt