Saturday, 26 November 2011

Occupy and the 99% Movement

I have nothing but good wishes for the Occupy and 99% movement - I know its not perfect, but it is heartening to think that there are other people out there who would like to live in a fairer world. If the number of ways it is attacked are anything to go by, it may even be threatening the status quo!
It is a spontaneous expression of disperate people saying "enough is enough"..so it is accused of having no formulated ideas or policies....
It is supported by some organsations like UK Uncut so it is accused of being fuelled by organised trouble-makers...
It has many eccentrics amongst its ranks so it is dismissed as a loony fringe....
It has some people who work or study so it is criticised for being part-time...
It was forced away from the banking district and into the square in front of St Paul's so it is criticised for interupting the business of the cathedral...
The truth is that it represents the 99% of us that do not own all the wealth, we work, we study, we have different political beliefs, we are sane, we are loony...we are the people. We want fairness. We want less disparity between the rich and poor. We want politicians to do their jobs and come up with the policies to achieve this.

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