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    Posted: 15 Oct 2011 at 4:37pm
Seems the "occupy Wall Street protests have gone global.
 
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Protests against alleged corporate greed and government cutbacks have been held in cities around the world.

Clashes erupted at the biggest rally, in Rome, when riot police intervened after a small group of masked militants attacked property.

Police used tear gas and water, and baton-charged the crowd.

Inspired by the Occupy Wall St movement and Spain's "Indignants", demonstrators turned out from Asia to Europe, but numbers were generally small.

Organisers expect rallies in 82 countries, with the protests due to come full circle when they reach New York.

Organisers said on their website that the aim was to "initiate the global change we want".

"United in one voice, we will let politicians, and the financial elites they serve, know it is up to us, the people, to decide our future," it said.

 
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At least 1,000 people demonstrated in London's financial district but were prevented by police from reaching the Stock Exchange.

In Dublin, about 400 people marched to a hotel where an EU/IMF/ECB delegation involved in the country's ongoing financial bailout is staying, the Irish Times reports.

Madrid, where protests over the global crisis first began in May when hundreds took over the city's Puerta del Sol square, is to see its main demonstrations on Saturday evening, with all-night events planned.

Most of Saturday's rallies have been small, with traffic barely disrupted.

Hundreds of people marched in New Zealand cities while in Sydney, Australia, some 2,000 people - including representatives of Aboriginal groups, communists and trade unionists - rallied outside the central Reserve Bank of Australia.

"Occupy" protests were also been held in South Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

It remains to be seen if any of the demonstrations turn into protest camps, such as Occupy Wall Street, which began with a small group of activists in New York's financial district a couple of months ago and has now grown to include several thousand people at times, from many walks of life.

 
 
 
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GOOD!!!! Unfortunately the financiers and politicians will not listen as usual, and the people will not go to the next step required to really change things - civil war and overthrowing governments/bankers.

As long as they are allowed to keep doing these things without real and serious repercussions, they will keep doing it. The politicians are the friends of the very people who caused the problems, so they are not very likely to do anything that will mean a real penalty is applied to themselves or those creating the problems.

The media is full of propaganda again - the BBC are referring to the financial disaster that is Europe, as a financial "problem". Europe's problems are so big they are now directly affecting the world economy.

Watch the agreement to help the Eurozone carefully too - European members will be bailing it out, not the Eurozone members. That means WE will be paying to help THEM and THEIR screw-ups! No different to having to financially help the US or Brazil or China bail out its economy, but thanks to the smoke and mirrors that is Europe, it is not viewed this way by people.

For decades people have been taken for a ride, and now we are paying the price for it.

Politicians are professional liars, yet time and time again people forget.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote MartinW Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 10:28am
Quote and the people will not go to the next step required to really change things - civil war and overthrowing governments/bankers.
 
You're not advocating civil war are you Pointy? Big%20smile
 
By the way, apparently the NYPD are coming in for criticism for their treatment protesters. There's a video on Youtube of a higher ranking officer spraying pepper spray into the faces of young girls that were protesting peacefully.
 
Other videos too, of allegedly rough treatment of peacefull protesters.
 


 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kessler Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 3:36pm
Perhaps more civil unrest is required, in order to make changes.  I'm always amused with countries in the middle East, so desperate for their Democracies.  To coin a phrase of Star Trek's Spock, they may find that having isn't as wonderful as wanting!
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Originally posted by MartinW MartinW wrote:

Quote and the people will not go to the next step required to really change things - civil war and overthrowing governments/bankers.

 

You're not advocating civil war are you Pointy? Big%20smile

 

By the way, apparently the NYPD are coming in for criticism for their treatment protesters. There's a video on Youtube of a higher ranking officer spraying pepper spray into the faces of young girls that were protesting peacefully.

 

Other videos too, of allegedly rough treatment of peacefull protesters.

 

 

It is disgusting! The Police should be mindful of the fact that they are apparatus of the state.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote BigTex Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 1:35am
Here is a very good analysis of all of these "Occupy ______________" demonstrations.
 
 
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