The Occupy Wall Street began in New York City as a form of protest against Wall Street greed. The author of the article initially thought that their protests would make no difference with it's lack of agenda but the protests have drawn attention in the media. The protesters blame the financial sector for the economic problems facing this country and many other groups have joined in protests promoting other causes. Currently in the Washington D.C. protests from part of the Occupy Wall Street have been ruling the streets of D.C. as a long with other big cities of the nation. The protest group hopes to have a huge number of demonstrators (in the millions) on October 29th to show that the people call the shots, not the two-party system.
Personally, as a young hopeful teenager who believes she can still make a difference in the world, I feel that this idea of protesting Wall street and corporate greed is a great way to get people involved in politics, especially the youth. Many issues that the youth face are greatly ignored by politicians, such as student loan debt, because few people from my age cohort go out and vote. With these protests I hope that there will be an increase in political awareness and that more people of my age group will actually go out and vote and change the policies currently in place. These protests give me hope that the average citizen actually has power in their government and can make a difference. If it weren't for my parents, I would go out to Washington D.C. and join in with the chanting protesters "Who has the power? We have the power!"
Personally, as a young hopeful teenager who believes she can still make a difference in the world, I feel that this idea of protesting Wall street and corporate greed is a great way to get people involved in politics, especially the youth. Many issues that the youth face are greatly ignored by politicians, such as student loan debt, because few people from my age cohort go out and vote. With these protests I hope that there will be an increase in political awareness and that more people of my age group will actually go out and vote and change the policies currently in place. These protests give me hope that the average citizen actually has power in their government and can make a difference. If it weren't for my parents, I would go out to Washington D.C. and join in with the chanting protesters "Who has the power? We have the power!"
www.washingtonpost.com/business/rage-rage-against-the-financial-sector-fuels-protest/2011/10/04/gIQA0k1xVL_story.html
I'm going to have to disagree with this post. I've been following this protest almost since it started and, while I think that it started out as a real protest about real albeit divided issues, I think that it has now turned into nothing but a publicity stunt. I actually have friends who are at this protest and despite the fact that they say they are there to help protest big businesses, I know that they simply got caught up in the hype. Like the Casey Anthony case this summer, I think that the Occupy Wall street protest has become less about the issues themselves and more about the media.
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