Occupy Wall Street Protests Go Global 944
Hugh Pickens writes "Tens of thousands of people around the world took to the streets Saturday to reiterate their anger at the global financial system, corporate greed and government cutbacks, with rallies held in more than 900 cities in Europe, Africa and Asia. '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,' said organizers of the global demonstration. The demonstrations by the disaffected coincided with the Group of 20 meeting in Paris, where finance ministers and central bankers from major economies were holding talks on the debt and deficit crises afflicting many Western countries. Crowds around the world were largely peaceful, but the demonstration in Rome turned violent as clashes in the Italian capital left dozens injured, including several police officers. In London, WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange made a dramatic appearance, bursting through the police lines just after 2:30pm, accompanied by scores of supporters. He climbed the cathedral steps near St. Paul's to condemn 'greed' and 'corruption,' and attacked the City of London, accusing its financiers of money laundering and tax avoidance."
Assange condemns greed? (Score:1, Funny)
In other news, the greedy condemn Assange.
Every Continent, Except Antarctica (Score:5, Funny)
What do the penguins know that the rest of us don't?
Re:Protesting in Wall St is useless (Score:2, Funny)
Damned Wall Street 1% (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I'd say it the other way around (Score:3, Funny)
Protests started in Greece earlier than in Spain. Not to mention Iceland.
In fact the US are just the last ones joining this global movement. But be welcome, fellows!
Re:Wall Street Should Be Afraid (Score:5, Funny)
At least we're not afraid of paragraphs.