For the past three weeks, irritated citizens have been taking matters into their own hands by protesting and standing in at Zucotti Park, NY, among other locations. Protestors claim to be “fighting for democracy and economic justice” and are protesting Wall Street and its “regulators’ purported role in expanding economic disparities.”
Obama agrees and claims that we need “a strong, effective financial sector in order for [the US] to grow.” The protests are slowly gaining national attention as reports of police brutality begin to surface, and are shifting to other big cities in the US, such as Washington, DC; Jersey City, New Jersey; Austin, Texas; and Los Angeles, California.
Wednesday night, the protests turned violent as police officers arrested 23 young citizens for “various offenses, including one facing charges of assaulting an officer.” These protests are showing how Americans are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the 1% wealthy elite who seemingly control US politics and business. Congress cannot resist the call for change for much longer before things get out of hand.
It will be very interesting to see how this all pans out. I am planning on attending the Occupy DC rally on Saturday ... I'm really excited! If anyone wants to come with, let me know :)
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I think this article really shows the gist of who American citizens are: people of progress. The fact that they are protesting and are not afraid of the law shows how angry they really are. If Americans keep this up, I'm sure the pressure will force the government to act.
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