Occupy Wall Street: Raging Grannies Show Support in Liberty Plaza

[steve2470]

http://www.suite101.com/news/occupy-wall-street-raging-grannies-show-support-in-liberty-plaza-a390461







They survived two World Wars and the Great Depression, now New York Metro's Raging Grannies join the Granny Peace Brigade in supporting Occupy Wall Street.

"We have helleva job on our hands," said 96 year old Lillian Pollak, as she arrived in Zuccotti Park to join the Occupy Wall Street protesters camped out there. "We thank you. This is wonderful. I was getting down in the dumps about what was going on, but you have raised my spirits."

This was September 25th 2011, when the anti-corporate, anti-government corruption campaign had entered its ninth day. Protesters had been living in the park - which has been renamed Liberty Plaza for the duration - since September 17th. A diverse mix of backgrounds and ages made up the demography of the demonstrators, but Mrs Pollak was the eldest there.

Born in 1915, in the midst of World War One, she had survived the Great Depression, as well as the Second World War. She was angry about the 'endless wars' that she had experienced in nearly a century as an American citizen.

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Top pic is original from the url, bottom two are my screenshots of the enlarged one.

[ixion]

1. Go Grannies!

:woohoo:

[Luminous Animal]

2. Wonderful! These kids have raised my spirits, too.

[HopeHoops]

3. Sounds like an advertisement for underwire support bras.

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. Aww. - No pics!

[steve2470]

5. I put that pic in just for you :)

If you go to the url and click it, you can get a MUCH better enlarged image where you can actually see them !

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. Thank you! They are adorable.

[TheKentuckian]

6. Grannies rock and fucking roll!

[ProfessionalLeftist]

8. Raging Grannies - gotta love 'em! n/

[meow2u3]

9. Just watch: the thugs in blue will rough them up, too

Those corporate thugs cops don't care if it's their own mothers protesting; they'll beat them to a pulp, too. They put the under-the-table kickbacks Goldman Sachs and the Cock Koch Bros. pay them over the lives of their own families.:mad: :mad: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[steve2470]

10. kick for today nt