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| Trinity Park - Plattsburgh New York |
On Saturday October 15 from 11:00am-2:00pm, Trinity Park in downtown Plattsburgh was filled with occupants. These demonstrators are calling themselves "The 99%".
Americans like these are seeking a revolution through solidarity and strength.
The 99% intend to show 'elite ruling-class citizens' that 'working-class citizens' are the foundation of The United States.
Occupy Plattsburgh was inspired by the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Liberty Plaza NYC.
October 15 marks the date of similar rallies across the nation. Occupytogether.org is an unofficial hub for these events. The site currently lists over 1,390 participating cities.
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| Members of the group "Anonymous" were in attendance at the occupancy. |
What do you think about the occupy-demonstrations, and the economic crisis?
While I appreciate that people care, the movement needs more clearly defined goals before it can actually accomplish anything. Yes, there are the blanket complaints that wall street is corrupt, and that tax laws are wildly outdated and unfair, and that the 99% should have more power, but how are any of these problems supposed to be fixed? Merely saying "there's a problem" over and over doesn't solve much.
ReplyDeletethelucaswesley, that is an excellent point!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts, here on specialexperienceblog.
Hey just getting the word out about this stuff cuz i was there. We began forming a General Assembly at the demonstration aimed at solving the issues at hand. We decided to meet at Rota 19 Clinton St. every sunday at 4pm and continue having public demonstrations at Trinity Park, which will happen this Sat. same time same place. -from Tavish
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