The Occupy Wall Street movement has spurred some interesting sister movements around the country. Note that all of the other occupy movements name the city, not a specific street. For example, there is Occupy Boston, shouldn't that be Occupy Beacon Street or Occupy Milk Street? There's Occupy Philadelphia, shouldn't that be Occupy Market Street?
The protestors of Occupy Wall Street have emphasized that this is a leaderless movement and it's by the people, for the people. But it also shows that New York City is a very different city than any other city in the world. People in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Boston seem to be angry at the city whereas, the people involved with Occupy Wall Street seem to be angry at policy makers in Washington DC and bankers who worked on Wall Street. There is a basic financial and economic injustice that just bothers them. Their anger may be misdirected at the bankers, but it's palpable.
Another hallmark of this movement is that if you place a city behind Occupy, you will have a protest. This morning I saw someone with an "Occupy Detroit" logo on their bag. If I have ever agreed with any of the protests, it is with Occupy Detroit, because that is a very good idea. With people leaving Detroit, the best thing that can happen to that city is for it to be occupied. It's a good thing that their baseball and football teams are doing well, but they certainly do need more people in that city to spur some economic development, so yes, please, everyone OCCUPY DETROIT!!!!!!
The protestors of Occupy Wall Street have emphasized that this is a leaderless movement and it's by the people, for the people. But it also shows that New York City is a very different city than any other city in the world. People in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Boston seem to be angry at the city whereas, the people involved with Occupy Wall Street seem to be angry at policy makers in Washington DC and bankers who worked on Wall Street. There is a basic financial and economic injustice that just bothers them. Their anger may be misdirected at the bankers, but it's palpable.
Another hallmark of this movement is that if you place a city behind Occupy, you will have a protest. This morning I saw someone with an "Occupy Detroit" logo on their bag. If I have ever agreed with any of the protests, it is with Occupy Detroit, because that is a very good idea. With people leaving Detroit, the best thing that can happen to that city is for it to be occupied. It's a good thing that their baseball and football teams are doing well, but they certainly do need more people in that city to spur some economic development, so yes, please, everyone OCCUPY DETROIT!!!!!!
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