Former Occupy Wall Street protesters rally around Bernie Sanders campaign

[UglyGreed]

Protesters say movement’s unorthodox style has laid groundwork for Sanders’ success, while its network of activists are proving a major boon to campaign

On 17 September 2011 a group of protesters occupied Wall Street. Their unpolished campaign sought to draw attention to financial inequality. To healthcare issues. And to the problem of student debt.



If that sounds familiar, it is because four years on, Bernie Sanders’ own campaign has highlighted many of the same grievances. It is no coincidence. In 2015 many of the protesters who cut their teeth in the Occupy encampments are now campaigning for the Democratic candidate.

“There’s 50 million people who are impoverished here in America,” said Stan Williams, an Occupy Wall Street stalwart who is now co-organiser of African Americans for Bernie.

“He talks about the 99%. He talks about the 1%. So a lot of the things he talks about resonate with me.”


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/17/occupy-wall-street-protesters-bernie-sanders

[Catherina]

1. I noticed the majority of those hating on Bernie did the same to OWS

weird that.

[UglyGreed]

2. they are happy with the status quo

why rock the boat when you are just sailing along.....

[Catherina]

8. Too happy to noticed it's sinking below deck n/t

[daleanime]

4. +1

[FlatBaroque]

6. They are Statists. I can tell you their precise position on all issues

Of course they hate OWS and Bernie. They also hate Assange. They hate Manning. They hate a lot of people whom you and I probably admire.

[Catherina]

7. Haha, and that's how they got on my ignore list to begin with

and the list needed very little adjustments for the Primaries. Weird that too lol

If we never agreed on important issues, there's no way we could end up backing the same candidate.

[merrily]

3. Who else's campaign would they rally around?

Four years ago, Occupy Wall Street made a point of saying they were not aligned with anyone. They're behind Sanders.

In other news, people who left the Democratic Party have been re-registering Democratic so they can vote for Bernie in the primary.

With only a minority of those eligible to vote going to the polls, this is a potential goldmine for Democrats

Meanwhile, the DNC has been treating him shamefully (and lying about it), as has corporate media; and establishment Democrats are shunning him.

Nose. Face. Spite.

[UglyGreed]

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