A few weeks ago, I participated in Occupy Seattle.
Here is an audio clip from the General Assembly, a collection of my favorite pictures from the evening, and some of my favorite quotes about the movement in general.
Even though I was not hard core enough to brave the rain and cold to sleep out with the protestors, I am thrilled about this movement and was proud to be a part of it for a day.
While I love the man, I do not think that he is immune to corporate interest.
Notice the sign on the bottom right that reads "Bank of Screw America." I am impressed by how many people have left national banks in favor of local credit unions.
This is my favorite. It says: "I'll believe that corporations are people when Texas executes one."
I previously expressed my disgust with the Citizens United decision here.
Of course there was live music.
One of the tents had "Feminist Camp" written on it.
I got to help fold blankets for people who were camping out.
Nancy Pelosi: People say, "Oh they don't have a message." They don't need a message. They're making a statement.
Al Gore referred to the Occupy Wall Street movement as "the primal scream of democracy."
Nichola Kristof: "Inequality is ... a cancer on our national well-being."
Paul Krugman: "The way to understand all of this is to realize that it’s part of a broader syndrome, in which wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is."*
*I fully acknowledge that I have been a beneficiary of this system.
