'Occupy' anti-capitalism protests spread around the world

[the_gabih]

Protests inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York and the "Indignants" in Spain have spread to cities around the world. Tens of thousands went on the march in New York, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Rome, Sydney and Hong Kong as organisers aimed to "initiate global change" against capitalism and austerity measures.

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[muse_misery]

'anti-capitalism protests'.

...oh, god.

[lightbird777]

That was my reaction too.

[valkeakuulas]

Yeah, I can't understand what tone the "oh, god" is supposed to be in. Desperate? They're afraid of another cold war or something?

[valkeakuulas]

Well, maybe I am an asshole, but people in Helsinki protest were not the sort of people I want to associate with. Communists using civil war-era rhetoric and old Soviet-admiring stalinists.

[kangofu]

I hope the violence in Rome isn't repeated.

The picture of Puerta del Sol is inspiring.

[beoweasel]

You mean profit over people?

And remember, we're talking about corporate run media outlets that are covering this, of course they're going to say shit like, "anti-capitalist."

[redstar826]

Agreed. From what I've seen of the movements, there are a wide range of people who are participating. Some of whom are anti-capitalist, sure, but many arent.

[katiechainsaw]

Same here. I went to Occupy London yesterday for a few hours and chatted with a lot of people. It was an incredibly diverse bunch.

[scolaro]

[azetburcaptain]

ahahhahah I love it