Matt Taibbi is right.
Occupy Wall Street isn't necessarily about taking over Wall Street; rather, it's about protesting corporate America. These protesters have seen through the black-tinted windows corporate America has surrounded themselves with, and they see just how corrupt the system is. They see how the rich get richer and line their pockets while the poor either get poorer or remain in the same situation. They can never move up. At first, Matt Taibbi didn't understand this notion, but as he wrote, he eventually thought harder and looked further into the movement then people on the right and left wings and found the answer.
One part that I really found intriguing was his analogy of the OWS movement to Vietnam .I had never thought about it this way (mostly because I was never interested in OWS), but I agree with him. Vietnam started as a protest of students and the youth against the government for starting the war, but the government turned this argument on the students. Eventually, they tried to make the youth look like the bad guys in this situation.With the OWS movement, the corrupt corporations have tried to make the protesters look like the bad guys.
I agree with both Matt Taibbi and the movement; someone needs to stop corporate America from screwing up this nation more. Every day, these bastards steal money and line their pockets for their own greedy satisfaction while leaving the poor in the dust. Their the big reason why the economy is so poor: they have all the money and are stealing more by the day. If the government can't see that and stop them, then we all fear that there is no hope for America.
The way he wrote this article, although it may look confusion, is actually pretty good. He begins by saying he didn't understand this whole thing, lined up his reasons why, and then explained how he changed his point of view. At the same time, he also delved into the reasons for why the movement is happening, and I thought that it was a good read and easy to follow along. He is able to clearly send his message to the audience, who would be any one who wants information about the OWS movement.
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