Young Turks: Why Mayor Bloomberg Fights Occupy Wall Street

[CherylK]

Run time: 06:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6h95oFQT8   Posted on YouTube: November 16, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheYoungTurks Views on YouTube: 14200   Posted on DU: November 16, 2011 By DU Member: CherylK Views on DU: 1765

 
Why is New York City major Michael Bloomberg defending raids on Zuccotti Park to destroy the Occupy Wall Street protests? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/15/zuccotti-park-cleared-occupy-wall-street_n_1094313.html

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/15/judge-issues-restraining-order-against-zuccotti-park-evictions/

[midnight]

1. Bloomberg is the Mayor of Wall Street, and that's why he thinks it's alright to violate the 99%...

[snappyturtle]

2. He obstructed the First Amendment period. nt

[Atypical Liberal]

3. fantastic callout of transparent bullshit n/t

[socialindependocrat]

4. Let's change judges until they agree with us!!!

[JDPriestly]

5. Mayor of Wall Street

The General Assembly in these protests is the exercise of First Amendment rights.

The press and other news media is virtually cut off to all but those with a lot of money to pay for print, distribution and the airways. Meeting on the internet is unsatisfactory. Unemployed people, homeless people and the poor do not have adequate means to pay rent for very small apartments and houses we

The tents are part of the First Amendment rights of this movement because living as a group on public property is the only way that people without money can assemble in a meaningful way at this time of crisis.

The protestors have found a new way to communicate and transmit information about politics.

What they are doing is no more dangerous that having barbecues in the park with electronic loudspeakers hooked up for a party. Happens every weekend, every summer in American cities coast to coast.

And they aren't camping in an area with bears.

As for the alleged crime, I'm surprised there hasn't been more. Within the same time period as OWS has been operating and within about five blocks of my house, there was a murder and if you extend the distance a few blocks there were instances of breaking and entering, especially cars. Crime is a presence in cities.

In fact, it is also a presence in college towns which have there share of people arrested for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.

The justifications given by the mayors for closing down the Occupy movement's activities have no merit. The mayors may prevail in court, but sooner or later, they will fail.

I remember back when Elvis' gyrations were expected to bring the end of the world.

Obscene they said. You can't do that.

The reaction to the Occupy movement reminds me of that age-old conflict between the old who hang on to the old ways and feel threatened by anything new.

This too shall pass.

[genna]

6. Right to free assembly and right to free speech

Bloomberg and the rest are trying to figure out how to use the fear of the 911 curtailment of civil liberties to crush dissent. I think Keith Olbermann and Cenk Uygur have it right; this is the push back against meaningful protest. I hope the organizers have studied other movements and have all kind of countermeasures in place.

[ejbr]

7. k & r n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

8. I guess what Bloomberg is really saying is..

Only the 1% have First Amendment rights... the rest of us, not so much.

[Plucketeer]

9. Dear Mayor FAT CAT

Up yours! :mad: