On Friday (10/7) I took the trip into NYC to spend a few hours taking in the protest off Wall Street. What I saw was a large group of people dedicated to the important but vague issue of the disparity in income distribution in the United States. In addition to protesting the unfairly large share of resources the richest 1% control, they're protesting the undue influence of these same people in controlling national policy.
The message was not united. Some people just really like to protest and a handful of loud people in the park are doing exactly that. There was one guy screaming for a return to the gold standard, another protesting the treatment of 9/11 victims, and another promoting animal rights.
The movement is growing. It's an effective strategy to not coalesce around one united set of goals, for fear of alienating would-be joiners. I would say though, that the time is coming when a specific set of demands will be laid out to be addressed by the President and GOP candidates. I don't think a leader of the movement will be named for fear of his/her faults being exploited and costing the movement.
I grabbed some video of Dr. Jeff Sachs speaking at the event, its not expert footage but I'll be posting it soon. The following sources are also useful:
The rest of the pictures are my own. Comments welcome.
I am a big fan of your work sir, keep up the writing and the ranting.
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