Occupy Wall Street: Political Analysis

Occupy Wall Street was a local and international movement that began on September 17, 2011, in Liberty Square Manhattan Financial District, that caused the recession. This people-powered movement raised awareness that there was social and economic inequality worldwide. The argument was that the 1% of the wealthiest Americans were paying less for their taxes than the average Americans. There needed to be a reduction within the gap between the rich and the poor. This angered Americans and protestors tried to change public opinion because of the market crash and recession, which created a national phenomenon. Public opinion is highly influenced by important events, in this case, the crash of the stock market. “We are the 99%”, was the leading slogan and powerful words that contributed to this event. The crash of the stock market and the inequality among Americans personally got people involved because this problem …show more content…
One of the main issues was the “camping out” on grounds, not marching or protesting in an orderly fashion, this resulted from the lack of order. With a passionate, articulate, leader, the message could have been effectively delivered in a more profound way. Second, with a distinct leader, there could have been a compromise, not by calling out the 1%, but stressing how equality is important in a democracy and that it needs to be fixed. This would have created a more reasonable way to fight for this issue and I feel the protest would have been more respected. Last, I would make sure the leader has an agenda. The anger about the divided economic classes and the constant yelling created an unsettling environment that lacked a clear, powerful, consistent message. With an agenda, not only would there be order, but the strong message they wanted to deliver would have been more profound and