We are Americans. We have the right to protest peacefully. Why are the police in cities across the nation harrassing and arresting un-armed citizens? Over 125 cities are participating in the Occupy Wall Street protests. The protesters are workers, retirees, students, mothers and fathers, clergy, military men and women, young people and old. They are your neighbors. They are you and me.
This movement has been criticized for not having a clear focus. Yet, the message is crystal clear: Get Big Business Out Of Government and Politics. Just as Martin Luther had a list of 95 Theses against the Church (and no one accuses him of being unclear), so the Occupy Wall Street movement has a long list of malfeasance against current government policy. To list just three:
- The unemployment rate (the US is short 20 million jobs)
- Ending the war (the war has cost the American people three TRILLION dollars)
- The Bail Out (which cost the American people 700 billion dollars)
99% of Americans are struggling to make ends meet in an economy where jobs are scarce, pay cuts are common, and a four year college education costs about $100K per student.
If you are not outraged, then you should be.
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