You
may not be aware of this, but there are people occupying a small park
near Wall Street, right now. It all kicked off with a march of about a
thousand people (perhaps less, depending on who you believe) protesting
“the blatant injustices of our times perpetuated by the economic and
political elites” on September 17, 2011. A smaller contingent stayed
behind after the initial protest with the intention of “occupying” Wall
Street until their demands are met.
If you haven’t heard, that’s because the mainstream media has been
pretty quiet about the protest. The reasons for this media brownout are
deemed many: There is no centralized organization (although that doesn’t
stop the media from covering the TEA Party every time they fart), the
movement is just not that big, and there is no major figure supporting
the cause (although, thus far, Roseanne Barr, Lupe Fiasco, Michael
Moore, Susan Sarandon and Cornell West have all stopped by to show some
love).
The biggest reason for a lack of coverage, however, according to what
I’ve seen reported by the press, is a lack of specificity on behalf of
the protesters. The New York City General Assembly, the group that
seems to be creating the policy for which the protesters advocate, offer
a list of “demands” on their website which they call their Principals
of Solidarity.
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