If any of you are on twitter, you might have seen this hashtag, #OccupyWallStreet, but exactly what is Occupy Wall Street? From pepper spray to mass arrests, this demonstration is definitely causing hell on the streets on New York, but, why?
Occupy Wall Street is a very, very social media driven demonstration in New York. As of this Sunday, this demonstration is in it's 16th day of protest. Influenced by revolts in the middle east and organized under the message "We Are The 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%", many common people have taken to the streets and are trying to show their repugnance towards big corporations and big money.
On this Saturday, October 1st, over 700 protesters have been arrested for their conduct, On that day, the people participating, more than 2500 people, went from Zucotti Park to the Brooklyn Bridge, chanting slogans and just simply trying to get their point across in general. Eventually, they ended up huddled and "occupied" the Brooklyn Bridge (source). So what, 700 people were arrested? What does this mean? Well, this most certainly means that this demonstration will get the press coverage that it deserves. Most news teams were pretty unwilling to cover this story in the beginning, but now, with 700 people arrested, they will most certainly have leads to write on.
This revolution is just one of a very, very big wave, starting in Egypt, travelling over to Libya, and now, taking a little snack over in America. I personally think that this demonstration is great because it's a bunch of normal people that are taking action for their beliefs. Sure, it might seem a little bit radical for most people, but it will incite everyone else to think and will help change policies and in turn politics. If politicians don't take this demonstration and the beliefs in these demonstrations into their hearts, they will be behind, and politicians that are behind never win. Expect this to play a big part in the upcoming presidential elections. Also, isn't it simply amazing how much of a role social media has played here? I mean, even without major news coverage for a while, this movement has just kept growing and growing and growing.
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