Protesters March on Wall St as rich bankers drink champagne

#Occupy Wall St. demo Sept. 17, 2011. Marchers leave Zucotti Park to attempt to enter blocked off Wall St. At 55 Wall St. they find the wealthy at play and a faceoff begins.
shagen454says...

Haha, that's pretty funny. The people on the balconies have no idea. They probably grew up extremely sheltered, went to good schools (believed in their lifestyle & education) & believe success is based on where one works & the amount of money you have.

They see no problem, the only problem they see are the protestors, "Look at these uncultured, middle class monkey's... they dislike me because I am rich & successful, har har har, cheers guys!" Instead of "Oh shit, I'm pillaging unprecedented amounts of money from the people who do all of the actual work, I'M A A PIECE OF SHIT!! I need to change my fake, frivolous, meaningless lifestyle right now and figure out what is really going on in the world!"

Ryjkyjsays...

From a comment on BoingBoing:

"i was there that day. that's cipriani, an event space just off wall street. the cops had us blocked up in the intersection outside. the people on the balcony just happened to be there, so the crowd turned its focus on them. the angrier the the people in the street seemed to get, the more pleased the people on the balcony seemed to be. i really wish i'd brought a tomato."

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