But they are still not listening (sigh).
"Occupy Boston shows economic anger isn’t owned by the right" October 05, 2011
JUST AS the emergence of the Tea Party has remade conservative politics in the last two years, the Occupy Boston protests in Dewey Square, near the local headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank, signals the beginning of a corresponding movement on the left. More importantly, it will show that dissatisfaction with the economy, and the role of elites in causing it, is not a left-right, Democratic-Republican issue. It’s about creating an economy that’s fair and raises all boats equally.
Then why is the AmeriKan media presenting it as such?
And maybe it is me, but I resent the Globe appointing itself the messenger of the movement at this stage. Shove your supply-side terminology, and sink the rich.
The original Tea Party events gave voice to grass-roots conservatives who are more skeptical of Wall Street and government spending than the Republican establishment. By the same token, the Occupy Boston protests, and their Occupy Wall Street counterparts in New York, reflect a sense of outrage that Washington - including President Obama and congressional Democrats - has been too conciliatory toward big-money interests.
Yeah, them and Israel!
The bulk of Occupy Boston protesters appear to have a focused set of complaints: that the financial-services industry bears a disproportionate share of the blame for the nation’s woes; that despite being bailed out by taxpayers the industry has fended off many efforts at tougher regulation; that inequality is growing between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else; and that for most Americans, even the most reliable method of gaining economic security - pursuing an education - can leave behind huge debts and, at the moment, limited employment prospects.
What, what, what? After I HAVE SEEN on TV and READ how UNSPECIFIC and DIFFUSE the they are? Just a bunch of hippies and complainers, blah, blah, blah?
In free-speech bastions like Cambridge and Boston, it’s easy to overlook public protests as part of the scenery.
I guess that explains the Globe's selective coverage.
A decade ago, protesters gathered at international trade meetings under the banner of the “anti-globalization movement,’’ but in practice seemed to be espousing a bewildering variety of goals, from legalizing marijuana to freeing prison inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal.
That was then, this is now, and do those protests ever sound like controlled opposition. I'm not saying they are not valid. Of course, it's the friendly AmeriKan media's interpretation of the protests back then, and we know they would never falsely misrepresent or lie about the past. The AmeriKan media would never omit or ignore things, and certainly not my Boston Globe.
A few over-the-top slogans touted by this weekend’s protesters - “capitalism is organized crime,’’ for instance - and a YouTube endorsement from Noam Chomsky suggested a kinship to those earlier protests.
How is that over the top these days?
Related: The Chomsky Controversy
The endorsement is nice, but the citing the controlled-opposition on the left only confirms it.
But the anti-Wall Street protesters seem aware of the dangers of a diffuse message, and are scrambling to unify behind a few concrete proposals.
The Globe hasn't listened (sob).
It’s the best way to start the conversation that they feel is lacking in the halls of power.
That is a very interesting sentence in that it shows that the Globe does not feel that way.
See: Globe Walks Down Wall Street
It truly is an elitist paper, folks. The "newspaper" sees the world through their eyes, not yours -- and yet they pretend they are on your side, dear readers.
The quality of their proposals and the clarity of their message will determine how effective they’ll be.
And where you won't find that is reading a Globe.
For protest updates and other information go HERE instead.
Already, the Occupy Boston and Occupy Wall Street protests have succeeded in calling the bluff of a Tea Party movement that formed in reaction to financial bailouts - but has supported lawmakers who’ve resisted tougher government scrutiny of Wall Street.
Not true Tea Partiers, but at this point I'm not really listening to the Globe anymore. Two can play at that.
Now, as both major parties gear up for an election campaign that promises to involve hundreds of millions of dollars donated by special interests, the emergence of Occupy Boston offers a reminder that President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner do not define the edges of the political spectrum of the United States.
Nor does the AmeriKan media anymore, Globe.
Even if the current protests wane, they underscore the need to bring more voices into the discussion.
This from a newspaper that is basically IGNORING RON PAUL!!
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Is it any wonder I want to use profanity toward the paper right now?
And the wishful thinking on waning protests?
"Nurses, college students join Occupy Boston demonstration" by Jaime Lutz and Jeremy C. Fox, Globe Correspondents / October 6, 2011
A group of local college students and registered nurses added their voices to the Occupy Boston protest yesterday, energizing a six-day movement that is drawing attention to what demonstrators say are social inequities in the nation’s financial system.
Yeah, UNIONS are getting behind this thing and THAT'S HUGE!
Dozens of students walked out of classes at noon to march to the makeshift encampment that has sprouted in Dewey Square, across from South Station, in downtown Boston. They held signs with messages such as, “It’s ‘we the people,’ not ‘we the corporations.’ ’’
:-)
I love you kids!!
Tensions threatened to rise just before 2 p.m., when a group of about 50 students, mostly from Northeastern University, sat down on Atlantic Avenue, blocking traffic. Police Deputy Superintendent Darrin Greeley warned that they would be arrested if they did not disperse within a few minutes.
“Our goal is not to make arrests,’’ Greeley, backed by about 10 officers, told reporters while awaiting the protesters’ decision. “[But] if they keep pushing the limits and breaking the law, they are going to get arrested.’’
After a 15-minute standoff, the demonstrators pulled back. No protesters were arrested, a police spokeswoman said.
Around 2:30 p.m., hundreds of members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which is holding its annual convention in Newton, rolled up in three buses. Their appearance lent a measure of credibility to the demonstrators, who draw inspiration from ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York.
Yup, STINKING ELITES DOWN at the Globe NEVER HEARD US, and I, for one, and TIRED of the INSULTS!!!!!!!!
Oh, btw, you know what else doesn't have any credibility, right?
I'll give you a hint: it's next to me on top of the desk right now.
The nurses joined protesters and marched around Dewey Square, chanting slogans such as: “Hey Wall Street, stop your lying. Because of you the country’s dying.’’
“Your movement has inspired millions across the country,’’ said Donna Kelly-Williams, president of the nurses union. Nurses support the movement, she said, because they have seen the damage done by economic inequality when sick people cannot afford much-needed treatment or diagnostic procedures.
Also on hand was Cornel West, the author, activist, and Princeton University professor who formerly taught at Harvard. He likened the protest to historical movements for freedom and justice and said the movement was not about hate, but love.
“The struggle for justice is what love looks like in public,’’ West told the demonstrators, repeating one of his one most-quoted statements.
The rally then moved to the streets, rolling past the Fiduciary Trust Building on Federal Street and then to the High Street office of the investment firm Goldman Sachs.
There, police on bicycles created a makeshift barricade at the front doors. Workers in the building peered out to see the commotion.
You cops know who ripped off and savaged your pensions and stuff, right?
After the nurses departed, the protesters, then numbering around 200, marched to the Bank of America building on Federal Street, where increasingly hoarse voices chanted slogans such as, “We are the 99 percent; they are the 1 percent,’’ before returning to the camp.
The Globe is wishing they would wane and trying to imply it's a small group of people.
In addition to Northeastern, students from Boston University, Tufts, Brandeis, Harvard, MIT, University of Massachusetts Boston, and Berklee were expected to participate yesterday. They were organized by invitations on Facebook and Twitter.
Victoria Porell, 19, a third-year Northeastern student, said she had not participated in a major protest before. But yesterday, she was an organizer of the walkout on her campus.
“I think the system right now, where 1 percent of the country controls 40 percent of the wealth, just isn’t in line with our basic democratic principles,’’ said Porell, an international affairs major.
She said high unemployment and income inequality are looming large for her generation.
“When we graduate, we’re going to be saddled with tens of thousands of dollars of student debt,’’ Porell said.
Bless you kids!!! I see you have been educated about banks!
Btw, THAT is where my PRINTED PAPER CUT the STORY!!
In New York, unions lent their muscle yesterday to the long-running protest against Wall Street, with their members joining thousands of protesters in a lower Manhattan march.
Then why is that information stuck into an article about Boston on page B3?
Meanwhile, the Globe's national lead was this.
Protesters in suits and T-shirts with union slogans left work early to march with activists.
Previous marches in New York have resulted in mass arrests. Police said there were about 28 arrests last night, mostly for disorderly conduct.
The demonstrators last night posted a video on YouTube in which a police official is seen swinging a baton to clear a crowd of protesters. It was unclear from the angle of the video if anyone was hit. Officers are allowed to use batons and pepper spray in crowd control efforts.
The Occupy Wall Street protests started Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators who tried to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Since then, hundreds have set up camp nearby in Zuccotti Park.
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Also see: Criminal charges against Bank of America protesters are dropped
Related: Foreclosure Prevention Efforts Failed
Protesters take aim at plan to relocate Latin Academy
Oh, the Globe found those protests, huh?
Update:
CNN's New Star Is a Little Too Sympathetic to Wall Street
Occupy DC is coming
List of demands by OccupyWallStreet
