May Day Occupy Wall Street Protests Attempt To Rekindle Movement.

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Did Occupy Wall Street protests go away, or were they just hibernating?

The national movement has planned a large number of May Day actions in U.S. cities—both permitted and forbidden by law enforcement.

In New York City, groups of several hundred protesters marched and rallied, and police arrested protesters in front of Bank of America branches. Celebrities who have supported the movement, like Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, planned everything from solidarity rallies to music workshops in Manhattan's Bryant Park.

Ferry worker unions in San Francisco also planned to strike and shut down service, while Oakland Occupy protesters were also calling for a general strike in that city as law enforcement braced for possible violence.

Police raided occupy organizers apartments ahead of the planned events, and organizers denied connection to packages mailed to various financial institutions containing a white powder that was later found to be nonlethal. The day may be a crucial one for the movement, which struggled to stay present in the national conversation over the winter.

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[aztecadog]

btw, do u know why germany hasnt been hit as hard as the rest of europe or the US in this 'recession'?

main reason is they still manufacture goods, thier import/export ratio is a positive unlike our trillion $ a year deficit (the real deficit we should be worried about), a deficit that has been going on for decades at the cost of millions of american jobs to the benefit of a small few (& china)-

unions in germany hold voting seats in companys boards which kept them from outsourcing, unlike us

[aztecadog]

you can remove $ from politics, there are countrys where this has been achieved, campaigns are funded by gov (the people) based on support for a candidate, candidates receive the same amount of $, but more so airtime (yes, stations are forced to play thier civic duty w/free airtime)...

the rich dont pay but a fraction of the taxes they used to, considering its the working americans whove taken the brunt of our economic downfall (created by the rich) its only fair they start pitching in-

[ourflagwasstillthere]

You can't remove all the money from politics. You can pull the covers off the hidden money such as superpacs and hold people accountable to who is pulling their strings. More taxes? Add up all the hidden taxes we already pay and we are way overtaxed. Ever look at your cable or phone bill? Taxing the rich may make you feel good but it won't build many roads. And unions once helped build this country, now they are destroying it. Putting a lug nut on a tire is just not worth $58 bucks an hour.

[aztecadog]

u cant fix something until u acknowledge its broken-

but since u asked, here are some suggestions to fixing our mess-

-remove $ from politics, no fundraising/lobbyist/special rules for congress

-raise taxes to the level when our economy was the strongest, 50's-60's

-reestablish regulation on our financial institutions

-impose profit busting tariffs on imports we used to & can once again make in the US

-invest in our infrastracture (w/taxes from rich)

-reempower unions

just for starters

[ourflagwasstillthere]

All complaints, no solutions. That's the problem with it.

[ourflagwasstillthere]

Typical no fact response. Obama just signed NDAA into law, long after the start of the occupation-no connection, nice try. As to the Greatest Generation, all 16 million of them went because the president to them they had to-really? With respect to occupy infringing on my rights, I have the right to enjoy a shanty-town-free public space and not pay overtime to the police and sanitation crews to clean up after the Occupigs. Finally, Google it If you want to see your brethren shitting on a cop car.

[aztecadog]

this movement doesnt have a point but instead many points addressing our many problems which makes it impossible to put into one banner or sentence-

our political system has been corrupted by big $ leading to both partys representing not the people, but the highest bidder-

our financial 'industry' has become a criminal institution too big to fail & has taken over the agencys designed to regulate it, essentially its ex-goldman sachs executives regulating goldman sachs-

2 examples of many

[Saberwolf267]

Lets see, how about NDAA, HR71, among others. Oh and btw the so called "Greatest generation" actually fought against joining both world wars. They entered the war because the president told them they had to or go to jail. Where do you get this whole crapping on cop cars thing? This is more hear say. How is the occupy movement infringing on your rights? or for that matter the rights of people half way across the world?

[ourflagwasstillthere]

The one thing you don't have in common with any of the movements you list is a POINT. What exactly do you want to happen? The banks should open their doors and hand out free money? Rich people should let you swim in their pools.....what????

[ourflagwasstillthere]

Pay attention in school. It's 'passed' not "past". And exactly what law was passed that "went against everything you believe in..."? What do you believe in besides protesting, destroying public and private property and crapping on cop cars? I haven't heard a single coherent solution to any of the myriad issues the so-called 99% are protesting. When you carry on endlessly with no direction and no concern for the rights of the other people that you share the world with you lose support quickly.