By now you must have heard of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – an ongoing series of demonstrations in New York, now famous for the slogan “We are the 99%”. But who are these people and what are they so upset about? Watch this entertaining, yet sobering clip for the lowdown in no-nonsense layman’s terms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhrwmJcsfT0
Another interesting read is this letter by Robin Henry. He was sentenced to 12 months of house arrest for smashing shop windows during a G20 summit. The letter was presented in court to explain his actions.
Which brings me to my next point.
Mark Esterhuysen.
Remember him? He is the newsreader who was recently fired from Radio 702 for using the F-word 16 times in a news bulletin. The guy’s heart was in the right place, but he should have used his 15 minutes of fame as a window of opportunity to properly explain to the rest of us why being part of the 99% sucks.
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