OWS Is a ‘Tactic’ That Is ‘Far From Over’
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges was in Zuccotti Park -- the plaza in lower Manhattan known to Occupy Wall Street as “Liberty Square” -- during the movement’s one-year anniversary The genie of protest it let loose can’t be returned to the bottle of society’s margins, he told RT AmericaTruthdig columnist Chris Hedges was in Zuccotti Park during the movement’s one-year anniversary.
Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges was in Zuccotti Park — the plaza in lower Manhattan known to Occupy Wall Street as “Liberty Square” — during the movement’s one-year anniversary. The genie of protest it let loose can’t be returned to the bottle of society’s margins, “identifying the centers of power and how to respond to them,” he told RT America.
That fact is visible in the behavior of Wall Street bankers, Hedges told RT America’s Marina Portnaya. “The ruling elite is nervous. I was standing, I’ve been here since 6 this morning, and you saw all these bankers, when it came time for work, coming out of the subways and none were dressed in suits, because they were scared. They were scared to walk through the crowd and be identified as part of that speculative class which has not only trashed the American economy but trashed the global economy, looted the U.S. Treasury, and essentially is a parasitic force.”
“So, look, you know, the 19-, the 1765 Stamp Act Rebellion was the precursor to 1776. The 1905 rebellion in Russia was the precursor to 1917. It takes that long. But what we have unleashed, or what Occupy unleashed a year ago, I believe ultimately spells the end of the corporate state.”
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The one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street produced a lot of mainstream media stories that assured you Occupy was only a bunch of tents that came down last year. Don’t buy it. A year is nothing and the mainstream media is oblivious to where power lies and how change works.
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Chris Hedges first gave this speech in New York's Liberty Square calling on Trinity Church to open the property it owns on 6th Avenue and Canal Street to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Here's a response from within the church, plus an update on OWS' plans for the space.
Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.
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You may wonder what kind of goons Brookfield Properties -- the owners of Zuccotti Park -- hired to secure the area after Occupiers were evicted from the premises early Tuesday morning. At least one careless bigot numbered among the crowd.
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