This is the beginning people!!!!

[OKDem08]

OCCUPY WALL STREET protest organized by Anonymous

Here's the live stream link:

http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

[orpupilofnature57]

1. Current events that are important ,Thank You

[underpants]

2. a Slinkee?

oh that was an ad

[ChandlerJr]

3. The revolution will not only be televised

it will be sponsored by CenturyLink!

[Safetykitten]

6. Caught that too! Too funny!

[Recovered Repug]

24. The revolution will be televised, but not with audio. nt.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. IT started in WI

this is just a continuation.

:hi:

Some other things to add to your list.

Verizon Strike

Grocery store workers strike in SoCAL (to start tomorrow night). This will be the largest strike in modern times if it goes off.

Teachers strikes in Oregon and a few other places

Nursing staff strikes, go on and off all over

And this is all but comprehensive

[white_wolf]

8. You forgot one: The Longshoremen.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. as I said far from compehensive

I forgot a lot of people, and not on purpose either,

[orpupilofnature57]

14. Don't forget the Wobblies

When it started isn't as important as when it stops.http://www.kued.org/productions/fire/photos_stories/wobblies.html

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. agreed, but also this is just a day demo

the strikes are far more significant.

Now if they occupied, as in PHYSICALLY occupied WS... and that... we are not at that point.

[malaise]

40. Well said and don't forget those Ohio signatures

:fistbump:

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Nope to paraprase Mrs Maddow

How the midwest was won.

[WillyT]

5. Thank You !!! - K & R !!!

:kick:

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Good news. Local NYC media is not only covering this story, but

making it THE FIRST NEWS ITEM for each segment. WINS and WCBS (24/7 news radio stations) have made this their lead story. (Note: WINS and WCBS are owned by the same company.)

[malaise]

18. Please post a link

Funny if this were the teabaggers it would be on M$Greedia.

[no_hypocrisy]

26. Streaming of WINS broadcast (Listen Live)

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/station/1010-wins/

Still the lead story.

[ChillbertKChesterton]

10. Police will ask nicely for everyone to leave and everyone will leave

taking their stephen colbert signs and beatles t-shirts with them

[tama]

11. What will you do?

Or would do, and in your opinion, what should everyone do?

[ChillbertKChesterton]

15. educate themselves. rather than blind angry action, we should stop and think

reformulate the questions, re-examine the basics of how we perceive the situation, break out of the confines of pre-established coordinates of discussion.

the liberal-conservative, democrat-republican arena of discussion limits us.

sometimes every answer to a question is wrong, so we must re-think the question itself.

I agree with the grievances that I hear from people concerning this protest, wall street domination, corporatism, the influence of money in politics, the incredibly skewed wealth distribution, ect. ect. however what I think is really needed right now is pure thought which will carve out a brand new platform for action.

[marions ghost]

19. example?

of "pure thought" ... :shrug:

Sounds like BS but maybe you can elaborate.

[AikidoSoul]

70. Uh oh! I suspect the color will be very brown. N/T

[sabrina 1]

41. So why are you opposed to this then? Because that is exactly

what they are doing. The purpose of today's protest was to hold an Assembly, going on right now, to set the goals the people want and then plan what to do next.

Why don't you contribute some ideas since that is what they are soliciting. Everything has to start somewhere, even the American Revolution started with small gatherings, and this one is a pretty big gathering, for a start.

Why not learn something about what this is about before slamming it? Turns out they are 'thinking' and the more who contribute to the thinking, the better, they decided.

[Name removed]

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[rhett o rick]

58. You act like the situation we are in is new to the world and we must invent how to react.

It isnt hard to figure out what we need to do because we have only a few options. Most importantly we need a leader organization. We need to combined the hundreds of small efforts into a real movement.

[readmoreoften]

63. "Pure thought"?--go back to graduate school. "Pure thought" has never changed anything.

A lot of "pure thought" goes in to organizing a march and a political position. Anyone who doesn't know that hasn't been "thinking" about this very much. Or at least learning much history a long the way.

We have been carving out a platform for action for decades, newcomer. The problem isn't the lack of ideas, the problem is the mechanism for overturning this system. And, no, it can't be polite. The 22% of kids in my state who are food insecure don't have time for that, thanks.

[ChillbertKChesterton]

67. "there is no time to think, we need to act!" this sort of mentality

should more appropriately formulated as "we need to act, so that we don't think". It's only going to ultimately end up serving the current power structure.

If you continue to work within the conceptual framework produced by the system you are trying to change, you will never change it. This means you need to find entirely new ways to think.

[DrunkenBoat]

65. Action is what gets people thinking. They're not two separate things.

[ChillbertKChesterton]

68. What, precisely, is a bunch of priviliged people in a yoga circle,

wearing guy fawkes masks in Manhattan going to make people think about? what is being communicated? what is being questioned? what is being challenged?

I'll say again, I don't disagree with the grievances people are bringing to this thing. It just seems a little silly to me.

[DrunkenBoat]

71. I watched video of the march & your characterization is a complete fabrication.

So I feel no need to respond to your question.

[ChillbertKChesterton]

72. *ahem*

[DrunkenBoat]

73. Those people were the only people there? Those people are representative of the crowd?

No to both questions.

The fact that media outlets selected *that* from all the possible bits tells you more about the media than the march.

[TomClash]

12. Yeah I was just there. Not much happening.

And you can't physically occupy Wall St. - it is cordoned off

[aquart]

13. Aren't those built-in street turntables a hoot?

[TomClash]

22. LOL! nt

[msanthrope]

54. Please don't point out that the protest is nowhere near the NYSE.

Facts are generally not welcome.

I suspect the NYPD will clear the streets tomorrow night.

[ChillbertKChesterton]

16. "Capitalism Has Failed" should be their single message

where to go from here is up for discussion, and that discussion should be as wide as possible, but this should not be a rally for solutions, it should be a rally of Diagnosis.

[Ikonoklast]

64. Why would anyone say that?

Capitalism is doing exactly what it does, and is working very, very nicely, thank you.

Please show me where Capitalism has failed for those reaping vast wealth from it.




For those not as fortunate, Capitalism is still working, just nowhere near as well.

[Historic NY]

17. Are they staying until Monday morning....??? it would be more effective.

[ChandlerJr]

20. Not only will the revolution be televised and sponsored by CenturyLink

It's already on the NY City tour bus route for $16 bucks a throw.



Maud! Lookee at all them dirty hippys!

Ain't free enterprise grand.

[Zax2me]

23. Thanks. GREAT link!

k&R

[glinda]

25. This needs to grow!

[dd2003]

27. Doesnt look like a protest

Looks like a bunch of people standing around watching for something to happen... meh

[Brigid]

53. Would you rather they were overturning police cars and setting fires?

If so, be careful what you wish for.

[Shining Jack]

55. That's usually the agents provocateurs who do those kinds of things..

And you can bet that there are many of them waiting for the green light to discredit the whole protest. Standard procedure.

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. Twitter feed is over an hour ago...are they censoring?

http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23occupywall

[Blue_In_AK]

29. I read at another site that they are censoring,

but I have no independent confirmation of that.

[Luminous Animal]

30. #takewallstreet is trending

http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23TakeWallStreet

There is also #occupywallstreet which seems to be getting more action right now.

http://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23occupywallstreet

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. Thanks!

[chill_wind]

31. K & R.

Thanks for the link!

[bayareamike]

32. Uh...

the people that have been interviewed seem completely clueless. Ron Paul supporters, anarchists, and people who have no real solutions, only complaints. Useless.

[aquart]

36. Thank you for your concern.

[krabigirl]

37. yeah, let's just let the bankers get away with robbing us blind, because, well..

we can't have (gasp!) Ron Paul supporters and anarchists out there fighting for justice. oh no...

[blackspade]

44. 'anarchists?'

do you even know what one is?

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. Define the term anarchism for the class

if you can't, I suggest you invest in a nice ... dictionary.

[Fire Walk With Me]

33. The revolution against capitalism will be broacast, and it will feature advertisements

and pop-up ads.

Capitalism wins.

[muriel_volestrangler]

35. Is this going to continue until Monday at least?

ie when an occupation of Wall St. will have an effect?

[Dover]

38. Yes. At least that's the plan. Supposedly a weeks long sit-in in face...n/t

[Dover]

39. Yes. At least that's the plan. Supposedly a weeks long sit-in in fact...n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. From the tweeter

codepinkalert CODEPINK
#takewallstreet is #beautiful depiction of organized peaceful struggle: preparing for overnight stay. Watch democracy in action:...
4 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[Fire Walk With Me]

69. Go Code Pink!

[tcaudilllg]

42. I feel it! AMERICA IS COMING BACK.

[Left Coast2020]

46. Gawd I hope so.

I've been so friggin pissed and without any faith that things would get better. All because of the people we put in office. So good on the people making noise. Nadin is right. It started in Wisconsin. But it should have keep going then so the corporate White House would get the message.

To the people making noise on Wall Street: :yourock:

[defendandprotect]

43. KR -- thank you!

[nadinbrzezinski]

49. Ah people camping

codepinkalert CODEPINK
#takewallstreet is #beautiful depiction of organized peaceful struggle: preparing for overnight stay. Watch democracy in action:...
4 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

[LadyInAZ]

51. woot... about time people are waking up

[upi402]

52. Amazingly dedicated patriots doing that.

:patriot:

[fasttense]

56. K & R

[rhett o rick]

57. How many stayed overnight? From the pictures looks like a few.nm

[Shagbark Hickory]

59. They should try doing a protest on a weekday. You know... when the bankers are there to see it.

[Smarmie Doofus]

60. Bloomberg won't permit it. n/t

[Shagbark Hickory]

61. Of course he won't. He's one of them. n/t

[pam4water]

62. Ack ad for Jack Daniels. I wish the sound quality was better.

[stuntcat]

66. K&R

I've been watching this for hours, I wish I was there tooooo!!!!!!!!!