Occupy Wall Street Emerges as "First Populist Movement" on the Left Since the 1930s

[simgadraco2005]

Herman Caine - greedy coconut, who'd sell his skin for a buck. 

[JonPaulPrime]

#OccupyWallStreet is deeply unsettling to the wealthy ruling class because it reminds them that WE THE PEOPLE haven't completely deteriorated into brain-dead, wage-slave zombies just yet. The top 1% knows we overwhelmingly outnumber them; which is precisely why democracy bothers them, my friends. That's why conservatives desperately seek to weaken our collective voice with redistricting schemes -- the wealthy are frightened we'll USE democracy to make this world a better, fairer place.

[LunaticFringeHunter]

@JonPaulPrime " the wealthy are frightened we'll USE democracy to make this world a better, fairer place."

Fortunately, this is a Representative Republic, not mob rule. Therefore, pizza delivery boy, you're gonna have to take forget about taking from those who have earned it, and put your mitts back in your own pocket. Besides, in any kind of revolution, you're more likely to be carted off to the nearest soccer stadium as a useful idiot and thoroughly ventilated by the bourgeoisie.

[JonPaulPrime]

@LunaticFringeHunter Wow, you really have become infatuated with me, haven't you? I didn't intend to get under your skin, but obviously I have. Have I hurled insults at you? Nope. But I am expressing my opinion which is my right; I'm certainly not forcing my views on anyone, nor am I making this personal as you are doing. In the end, democracy *will* decide WHO gets elected to represent us in this Representative Republic. That seems to worry Republicans more than Democrats. Wonder why.

[pchiekrie]

"This is like the Tea Party – only it’s real...By the time this is over, it will make the Tea Party look like ... a tea party." Russ Feingold

[joejohnson043]

this is a manufactured piece of propaganda! How many of these 'non profit' organizations does a normal person start? NONE! These are professional activists, they major in it in college (our President was one as well.. .ie "community organizer"). 'democracynow''moveon''centerf­ormaoistutopiainamericanow' etc...

Useful Idiots in the nation unite. Too bad you didn't study history to realize that if you get what you want, you will be the first to be purged...

[theworldeatswithyou]

Deabonniert.

[donnyforte2]

It's easy to mock a movement, especially if you're an armchair citizen posting on youtube "laughing at the hippies" like the wannabe yuppies you are.

Wall Street protestors need to focus on demanding investigations on Wall Street/banksters.... justice is better than any reform at this point.

[hayden50]

lol, all these hippies protesting won't even fill one football stadium.what a joke

[Cabronosidad]

@hayden50 Hippies? I didn't see any hippies. I saw a bunch of ordinary people protesting the decline in their living standards. Maybe you should get an eye test then watch the clip again.

[hayden50]

@Cabronosidad nope ,bunch of liberal arts students & homeless people complaining about not getting more welfare.

[RegioLunar]

@hayden50 "complaining about not getting more welfare."

Right on!

It´s all about the hammock!

Nothing to do with REAL world issues like fraudulent bankers getting away with it AND being subsidized by ppl who DO s.th....

What a clueless comment...

[hayden50]

@RegioLunar oh please, most of these protesters carry slogans like "abolish capitalism",they are a joke..i'm not defending the bankers.they are responsible for the mess we're in..however, protesting in wall street isn't going to change anything..what you should do is boycott the bankers..now how many credit cards & bank of america accounts do you have ? :)

[MarkoKraguljac]

Its cute how professor obediently accepts idiotic idea that "free market" and capitalism are integral, consensus, immortal part of American identity which no one is allowed to question or change. But he takes good care to leave good impression and appear stylish. Its a fashion model in disguise and one of many. Pseudo intellectual.

Weak.

[newdimensionfilms]

@MadXMax187

"No smart Republicans like Herman Cain only the really really retarded ones"

That explains his surge in the polls.

[ecwaufisxtreme]

OWS only makes things WORSE! They are an EPIC FAIL! The Tea Party is the ONLY WAY to make everything better!

[Born2Flesh]

FUCK THE TEA PARTY! CLOSE THE FED!

[skywolf8113]

@ecwaufisxtreme ? Do explain what the tea party will do to make things better.

[earthbowl]

... a turning point. I agree

[grandmachristine42]

Uh. . .we're not supposed to say it's left or right. That's kind of funny, but with all the confusion the right has been throwing out about how the RIGHT was against all these wars, and the RIGHT marched with King back in the day, there are now a lot of young/misinformed who consider selves right (or RPaulists) but agree with many traditionally left positions. Ha ha. I think decision on no right/left is cute.

[shimzama]

#OccupyArkansas

#OccupyNWA

Occupy Bentonville/Wal-Mart

[RegioLunar]

Actually one should be thankfull to major Bloomberg as he creates more protestors by laying ppl off..