The Guardian
Joanna Walters
The generation that opposed Vietnam has joined Facebook anarchists amid anger at tax breaks for the rich while ordinary folk tighten their belts
Joanna Walters
The Wall Street protests against economic inequality and corporate greed that targeted the nerve centre of American capitalism are no longer merely a New York phenomenon. This weekend, from Seattle and Los Angeles on the west coast to Providence, Rhode Island, and Tampa, Florida, on the east, as many as 70 major cities and more than 600 communities have joined the swelling wave of civil dissent.
The slogan "Occupy Wall Street" has been suitably abbreviated to a single word: "Occupy"
"This could be the tipping point," said Dick Steinkamp, 63, a retired Silicon Valley executive at the Occupy Seattle protest being held in the heart of the city's shopping and restaurant district . He and his wife had driven two hours from their home in Bellingham, north of Seattle, specifically to join the rally and give it support from more conventional professionals.
"I marched against the Vietnam war before I was drafted into the army and this movement is now getting towards that [...]
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The slogan "Occupy Wall Street" has been suitably abbreviated to a single word: "Occupy"
"This could be the tipping point," said Dick Steinkamp, 63, a retired Silicon Valley executive at the Occupy Seattle protest being held in the heart of the city's shopping and restaurant district . He and his wife had driven two hours from their home in Bellingham, north of Seattle, specifically to join the rally and give it support from more conventional professionals.
"I marched against the Vietnam war before I was drafted into the army and this movement is now getting towards that [...]
Submit your suggestion / comments / complaints / Takedown request on lookyp.com@gmail.com
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