Keith Olbermann Reads The Statement Released By The Wall Street Protesters - 2011-10-05

Keith Olbermann Reads The Statement Released By The Wall Street Protesters - 2011-10-05

Transcript: http://nycga.cc/2011/09/30/declaration-of-the-occupation-of-new-york-city/

The Official Declaration of the Occupation of Wall Street read by Keith Olbermann 10-05 2011

As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power.

We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments.

We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.

They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.

They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.

They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one's skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.

They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.
They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless animals, and actively hide these practices.

They have continuously sought to strip employees of the right to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions.

They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right.

They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers' healthcare and pay.

They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people, with none of the culpability or responsibility.

They have spent millions of dollars on legal teams that look for ways to get them out of contracts in regards to health insurance.

They have sold our privacy as a commodity.

They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press.

They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit.

They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce.

They have donated large sums of money to politicians, who are responsible for regulating them.

They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.

They continue to block generic forms of medicine that could save people's lives or provide relief in order to protect investments that have already turned a substantial profit.

They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping, and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit.

They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media.

They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt.

They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad.

They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas.

They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts. *

To the people of the world,

We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.

Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.

To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.

Join us and make your voices heard!

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[jackolantern765]

1: Open a new tab and go on youtube

2: Type in Daft Punk - Disc Wars

3: Play both at the same time

Wow...

[MiniRtist]

@jackolantern765 You're right - interesting. Someone did a dubstep version of this video, also.

[jackolantern765]

@MiniRtist It does sound very intense when played at the same time. I think it's due to the nature of this very well written statement. I have to admit I did suffer from a bout of goosebumps when I first heard it.

[MiniRtist]

@jackolantern765 It does - and the timing was amazing, too. Both ended about the same time. Very nice!

[keylawk]

"...Kept people misinformed and fearful, through control of the media..." Well-written, well-considered. Bully for Zucotti Park, and all who exercise the right of assembly, and taking responsibility. Now prepare for the Election of a more perfect Congress...!

[neeltennis93]

fear factory brought me here

[DesertSmeagle]

haha i just found this channel out...i also came across the oreily factor.....i had never seen the show until tonight....it was a good story, it was oreily talking to an author about how all other news channels are so biased and evil, unlike fox haha....wtfffffff. And he wasnt interrupting the author, because he was on oreilys side.

[evangelos13]

@jackolantern765 amazing!

[Anomki]

Statement of Unity:

We are creating a global, sustainable community that values the health of the Earth and its inhabitants over corporate profits.

We are a diverse group of non-violent people and we find strength in that diversity. No one person or group speaks for all of us as a whole. We wish to see an end to the corruption of both corporations and government.

We will persist until the voices of the people overcome the corrupting influence of money.

[tmyyyy123]

@cyncyng123 I agree. Wish I could give you thumbs up but can't on this video.

[AntiSpeciesistWorld]

1:31 great that they mentioned animal rights in it, with so much talk of human rights its by far-time people start taking into consideration, the rights of animals too, Speciesism is wrong and humans treatment of animals is just like these corporations treatment of middlemen & women, in fact the inequality between humans & animals is even larger.

Even if you draw lines of rights by intelligence, the inequality is still way bigger than the difference in intelligence hence its inconsistent.

[cyncyng123]

I promise, as a citizen of this country, as a citizen of this world, that my purpose in life will be one that will contribute to ultimate good and just power. I am disbelief that within a ten mile radius of my university there is human sex trafficking going on, extreme poverty, dehumanization, victimization. I bow to change this world and the countries I have lived in for as long as I roam this earth.

[cyncyng123]

I hope that from watching this along with other current events we become exposed to real truths and act upon them. It is our responsibility , change must take place and now is the time...

[denverjomo]

Good list of complaints but what solutions would mollify the protesters? Until campaign contributions are limited to individuals and not lobbyists and corporations, no change will come from Congress.