The emergence of Occupy Movement played an essential part in clarify the message behind the protest. What causes this movement to emerge? There are many reasons to why the Occupy Movement emerged. One of this reasons was a change in consciousness; New Yorkers started to recognize the dysfunction that was happening in American societ. This group of people were unhappy with the way americans’ society was stucture, which leads them to rebel against the structure that is holding them back.There may be a disagreement among different school of though, there is a general agreement that the emergence of popular uprising reflects profound change in the large society( Piven 7) . Around the same time, there was also the “Arab Spring” which was …show more content…
represented by several anti government protests that took place in the middle east.. `The “Arab Spring” had an electrifying effect on young people around the world (Gould-Wartofsky 398). This event was the first time that young millennial saw a successful protest that was done by normal everyday people. Marisa Holmes, an occupier said that “ I was watching Al Jazaeera constantly and thinking, oh yeah, this is possible, it was a really defining moment.”( Holmes 20…..) . In addition, there was also the Obama Autumn; another event that played a feasible role in the emergence of occupies wall street. The occupy wall street events this fall on the colossal failure of the Obama presidency on controlling the economy ( Brown, 409). Individuals were upset and discouraged about Obama was unsuccessful in fulfilling his duty. The occupy movement emerged because society has have grown dissatisfied with the way the federal government was operating . Brown, Harvey, Butler theorized that neoliberalism played a huge role in the emergence of the Occupy Movement.
Wall street has run the american society for a long time and has corrupt congress system legal ( Harvey). It also caused many Americans to go through the greatest economic depression since the Great Depression. Many individuals before this went along with this neoliberal agenda because it has become an accepted common sense. Wall street was a dominate power and has one universal code there shall be no serious challenge to the absolute power of money to rule absolutely ( Harvey 403). These principles have been carved into the body politics of our world through the collective will of capitalist class animated by the coercive law of competition ( Harvey 403 year). However, it was not just the neoliberal economic that played a huge role, but also the neoliberal political policy. “Neo liberal political police aimed to break down social solidarity and have similarly paved the for broad based democratic uprising” Brown 409)..When individuals becomes newly unemployed and long term poor become desperate, these facts lead to disorderly and disruptive protest against institutions such as banks and other corporations that have grown richer and the gap has increasingly grown. Butler …show more content…
413). Hammond and Behbehanian talk about Occupy Movement was seen as a form of Anarchism that took bit and piece of archaism principle and intertwined it into the movement. A majority of the original occupiers of wall street where self conscious anarchists. Anarchism holds the firm belief that the relation among people should be governed by voluntary movement ( Hammond 419). Whereas, the Occupy Movement unlike the anarchism is not there to change the state form, but it focused on building a movement instead of the meaning behind the movement. It prescribed a set of tactics within the movement itself that activists believed embodied the ideal of the future the watch to see “ ( Hammond. 293 year).It close resembles the practice of horizontalism which is rejecting leadership and all other forms of authority. ; concept related to anarchism, the ideological influence throughout the occupy movement . The extent to which each state practice this ideology in very different ways. Furthermore the organisation in the Occupy wall street used “ Modified Consensus”. It was radically and directly democratic mode of decision making , in which everyone could participate and no one could dominate . This further expanded on horizontalism, where they stated that power would be disruptive equal power. Harvey, Gould-Wartofsky and other theorists believe that making the categories of the “1 percent” and the residual “ 99 percent” became foundational to the occupier movement and their supporters around the world. The strategy of “99 percent” created a political culture that propelled the movement to it level of success. It brings a set of different people with different beliefs together to fight for a cause.Piven and Cloud would say organization hold at protest back, that is being structural bound to the rules of society. So they would that the occupy movement was productives because the had no formal organization on how they were going to protest it help propel the movement.( Piven & Cloud year) Different methods were used in the Occupy Wall Street movement, one of this methods was the strategy of disruption and collective defiance to cause institutional disruption a repertoires of content .When protesters interrupt or make difficult the smooth functioning of daily routines, when they unsettle and passively accepted social norms, values, and their ideas. Disruption causes people and government to listen because the state has gone in a state of constant chaos. The Method of disruption has implemented in many different ways. In Las Vegas they tried to minimize the disruptive impact of their camp while protester in New Work wanted to disrupt the daily life of banker( Behbehanian 39). Harvey et al. argued that the tactics used in occupy movement was the tactic of occupation. Since the majority of other expression is closed by the money power, protester has no other option except to occupy the park, squares and street of our cities until our opinions are heard are our needs attend to ( Harvey ). The Horizontalism method did not have central leader leading the movement, but different in all areas of the occupy movement, For example in New York and Oakland the practice horizontalism in it tru form , while another city only partially followed this method. Despite, there were many challenges that the occupy movement faced that prevented it from reaching it's full potential including, the horizontal, decision making, harmony, and acts of violence among members.
The problem with horizontalism was that everyone has an equal voice, and the decision making was a challenge to the occupy movement progress. In the end, the occupiers were unable to settle on a single demand. Their interest and ideologies show major differences. There was not a true leader to guide the movement while people were having demands. People were skeptical due to violence and this has impact in hindering the occupy movement from gaining supporters; the movement destructs properties.In fact, violence is expanded to included acts that are directed at property only property is treated as on a par with human life( cite) . With it being labeled as violence, many people hesitate in joining the movement and supporting it. A lingering fear remained within many , a fear of disruption that echoes into frantic all for peaceful protest. .Even though the use of disruption is a useful method, many people were scared of the label of violent protesting.. Police force intervention was a big help to containong the occupy wall street movement . With the occupier finding new methods to protest the police find new way of dealing with them . Police puts the strategic of incapacitation where their are no protest zone and they used negotiation and there also mass
arrest in odd hours so thee public would not be h=able to see what was going on .The adoption of this method helped relaxed the issue of police brutality and force.Which gives the police more of an advantage in controlling the movement.
The growth of large corporations had impacted American politics by causing governmental corruption because of the power some industries had in society. Since the government had used laissez faire in the late 1800s for the big businesses to...
In Karen Hos’ Liquidated, she aims to study the relationships between corporate America and the worlds greatest financial center. . . Wall Street. She puts all her three years of research in her ethnography and thus the very first page of chapter one, we can already understand Hos’ determination to understand what Wall Street is all about. The first main theme explained is the relations in Wall Street that are based on a culture of domination of staff members, their irresponsibility dealing with corporate America, and constant changes that occur during this process. Another major theme we see in her ethnography is that Wall Street, first used for the communities wellbeing, is now profit oriented.
Demonstrating a form of protest that was more of an art form and a statement than riots and violence, in September 2011, people occupied New York 's financial district of Wall Street over issues that Henry David
...s. In both cases people in poverty didn’t have many opportunities coming their way. Although the riots were twenty seven years apart they both shared the same problems. People living in both communities did not have many resources available to them. In those twenty seven years, buildings in those areas were still rundown and many jobs weren’t available. Schools were still not on the same level as those in advantaged areas. What if African Americans were given better jobs and education? If they had received both the riots would not have started. They would have not felt oppressed and let anger just grow inside. Once the resentment started growing, it was only a matter of time before a riot broke out. In both riots you can see how the LAPD’s heavy hand was involved. African Americans were not receiving the same justice as the Caucasian residents of Los Angeles.
When the topic of American economics arises, the infamous Robber Barons of the 19th Century often springs to mind. They are often glorified as "Captains of Industry" for their money making strategies and enterprising methods. Those who hold this view probably do not know the evils of the laissez-faire capitalism in which the Robber Barons believed and participated. They wanted an unrestricted system of economics so that they could amass as much money as they could to out do each other and control the power in society. They were not as glorious and generous as some people make them out to have been.
The great wonder is how did a country as great as America have such a great gap between the haves and the have-nots. Look no further than the wonderful works of Wall Street and Washington D.C. Both of these have done perfectly fine that past few decades compared to the rest of America. Why is that? Because our government makes laws that are in favor of big banks and Wall Street. What our government is saying is that unless you were born into money, ride the coat tails of the Wall Street pigs, or work with them in order to pass these laws, you’re out of luck. Better luck next life.
The working class, faced with all the struggles that capitalism puts it through, is bound to revolt against the ruling class. During the 19th century, Marx states that “the workers begin to form combinations (Trades’ Unions) against the bourgeois; they club together in order to keep up the rate of wages; they found permanent associations in order to make provision beforehand for these occasional revolts. Here and there, the contest breaks out into riots.” Today, the working class hosts manifestations and form multiple organizations to help them through their struggles. In New York, the Occupy Wall Street movement organizes marches to demand fairer laws, such as universal health
When we think of the word “Protest,” we may think of the events that have happened recently. Egypt, Turkey, Libya and other countries where citizens have come out to the streets protesting their government. Not all protesting approaches are like this. Many, throughout history, have been based around peaceful actions. This approach was used during one of the great line of protests in American history. The Civil Rights movement. Many leaders used peace to promote their cause and promoted the passing of laws such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The many leaders of this movement, Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and others influenced others to join the strive for equality. One of these people that they influenced was John Lewis.
This essay will examine the causes of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) from a Marxist perspective. This paper will specifically examine and critique how Marx’s Theory of Crisis can be applied to understand and interpret the underlying structural causes of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
The tea party has been a hot topic in the United States ever since the movement began in 2008, yet many people do not understand what exactly it is. Contrary to what some people may think, the tea party is not a true political party. It can broadly be defined as a gathering of libertarians, conservatives, and other people who want to change Washington. The common ideals of the tea party movement are cutting government spending, limiting taxes, and stopping excessive federal regulations. The most important thing one needs to know about the movement though, is that there is not a single tea party- the movement consists of hundreds of different autonomous groups, each widely varying in priorities and size.
...he Betrayal of The American Dream, other factors that have placed tension and added stress on the middle class are explained. As the federal government and other corporations have enacted policies that, “Benefit the few at the expense of the many … steadily dismantling the foundation of America’s middle class” (Barlett 5) almost all economic prosperity has seemingly become only attainable by the richest in our society. From using policies that force people to work until the age of seventy before being able to access retirement benefits, to Washington and Wall street having slowly replaced high paying jobs with minimum wage ones that force more and more people to work under contracts that lower wages, the governments harsh treatment of the middle class has only aided in this increase in economic stress and it will continue to do so unless we take a stand (Barlett 5).
Aggravating the opposition is the key to civil disobedience, if you can do that without giving them a just reason to attack you, you win. All four people discussed were able to do that with avid success, and by doing so they renovated societies and made the world a better place. Once the governments back against the wall long enough they will concede when the argument is just.
Historically, the Civil Rights Movement was a time during the 1950’s and 60’s to eliminate segregation and gain equal rights. Looking back on all the events, and dynamic figures it produced, this description is very vague. In order to fully understand the Civil Rights Movement, you have to go back to its origin. Most people believe that Rosa Parks began the whole civil rights movement. She did in fact propel the Civil Rights Movement to unprecedented heights but, its origin began in 1954 with Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka was the cornerstone for change in American History as a whole. Even before our nation birthed the controversial ruling on May 17, 1954 that stated separate educational facilities were inherently unequal, there was Plessy vs. Ferguson in 1896 that argued by declaring that state laws establish separate public schools for black and white students denied black children equal educational opportunities. Some may argue that Plessy vs. Ferguson is in fact backdrop for the Civil Rights Movement, but I disagree. Plessy vs. Ferguson was ahead of it’s time so to speak. “Separate but equal” thinking remained the body of teachings in America until it was later reputed by Brown vs. Board of Education. In 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, and prompted The Montgomery Bus Boycott led by one of the most pivotal leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr. After the gruesome death of Emmett Till in 1955 in which the main suspects were acquitted of beating, shooting, and throwing the fourteen year old African American boy in the Tallahatchie River, for “whistling at a white woman”, this country was well overdo for change.
Harvey says neoliberalism is intrinsic to the capitalist class and works because of porous structural boundaries and an overlap between the state and capitalist. E.g. Harvey asserts the 2008 Economic crisis was facilitated by the legislators, cooperating with the bankers. During the mortgage bust, bankers and legislator’s porous connection was front and center as the bankers and investors received bail outs from the government in the form of taxpayer dollars for bad mortgage transactions, the sector gambled
...top positions in the governmental and business hierarchy from communal principles and beliefs. Majority come from the upper third of the salary and professional pyramids, their upbringings were from the same upper class, some attended the same preparatory school and Ivy League universities. Also, they belong to the same organizations. The power elite have the power to control programs and actions of important governmental, financial, legal, educational, national, scientific, and public institutions. The ones in power influence half of the nation’s manufacturing, infrastructures, transportation, banking possessions, and two thirds of all insurance possessions. The occupants take essential actions that could affect everyone’s’ life in American society. Rulings made in meetings of significant corporations and banks can influence the rates of inflation and unemployment.