Media Roots TV: Why Occupy Oakland?

http://www.mediaroots.org/media-roots-why-occupy-oakland.php

Abby Martin of Media Roots conducts on the spot interviews with Oakland residents about why they want change during the first two days of Occupy Oakland.

http://www.mediaroots.org
http://www.occupywallst.org

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• ceo
• movement
• grassroots

[susu666]

@oldschoolgreentube why don't you stop criticizing people an actually get off your lazy ass. What makes you think these people don't have jobs? Lots of unfounded assumptions in your 'comments' . I use the word 'comment' lightly because your posts are more akin to trolling.

[oshalistair]

Honestly is this simple. 5% of the population in America owns %65 of the wealth. It has been getting worse for years and now the people are angry.

[kbar8888]

@enlightenedchild If you don't have a job, is that because some banker wants you to be poor? Why does a banker want you to be poor? If you had a job wouldn't you need a bank account and the banker earn fees? If you have money won't you buy a home and a banker earn interest?

Only one group wants you unemployed. They are called socialists. They need you poor and angry so they can use you to seize the wealth capitalism created. Marx refered to you as "useful idots."  Why serve their goals?

[YosupMofo]

@enlightenedchild Please take the time to look up *the reality* of this whole money game, son.

President OBAMA $Took $Trillions$ of SO CALLED "Stimulus Money" AND GAVE 99%TO WALL STREET ! ! !

Get your priorities straight. OCCUPY 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, THE WHITE HOUSE.

[enlightenedchild]

@jujubmuse I believe you're asking the wrong question: "...why Oakland?" The question shouldn't be why Oakland, Austin, Denver, Des Moines??? But rather, WHY NOT "EVERY" MAJOR CITY IN THE U.S. RISE UP AND SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH THIS MOVEMENT AGAINST FINANCIAL FLEECING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE U.S. BY THE DYNASTIC BANKING FAMILIES AND THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS THEY HAVE PURCHASED TO SERVE THEIR SINISTER PURPOSES! We need more cities to protest like Oakland. Not less, whether they have Fed Rsv or not!

[SkuIICrusherGhost]

@hardright03 why they shit all over my street??

[wakaw07]

@TheExcalibar I think you're totally missing the point. Nobody is against indepenant hardworking successful farmers making a living except maybe Monsanto. Stop watching mainstream media because your're not quite getting it.

[GIBal54]

I am part of the 1%... the 1% of people that has fought for this country. I am not rich either, but I will never be apart of this, so this cannot be the 99% because polls only say you have 40% (rounded up) in your corner.

[InfiniteGUNRR]

@hardright03 The 99% is not able to decide on economic decisions. Corporations and Banks pay off politicians to favor them. Corrupt Politicians are the ones who put us into this situation. The only thing that we as americans have done wrong is kept our mouths shut.