politics

99 versus 1

I was surprised to get an email from MoveOn.org at around 2:30 AM yesterday which read,

According to multiple reports, police are raiding Occupy Wall Street right now. Occupiers have asked anyone who can go down there and offer support to do so. Please do if you’re able.

It seems that the best home grown NYC tourist attraction since The Naked Cowboy set up shop in Times Square is gone, at least for now. While the protesters are regrouping and figuring out where they go from here (already there was talk that the movement would move to college campuses, because they are friendlier to protest and due to weather reasons), I am sure however that this isn’t the end of the 99 Percent Movement or the fight for an economy that works for everyone.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka summed it up pretty well:

But the 99% is undaunted. Occupy Wall Street’s message already has created a new day. This movement has created a seismic shift in our national debate—from austerity and cuts to jobs, inequality and our broken economic system.

Here are some stats for your Turkey Day table when you wind up arguing with your Tea Party loving family member about the validity of the movement:

Considering it’s the state motto of New York, as Stan Lee would say, excelsior!
Stats via Think Progress

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