There is much confusion surrounding the Occupy Wall Street protesters. For one it is hard to decipher what their actual demands are. So far the only consistent thing I have heard is that they are critical of the nation's wealthiest 1% saying that they hold an inordinate amount of the wealth when the other 99% is suffering.
Perhaps they have a point but their most recent protest in Oakland did nothing to hurt that 1% and instead enacted its toll on some of the hardest working in that 99%, dockworkers. Over the weekend they shut down the Oakland port, hindering operations for almost two days. Everyone from the local dock-workers union to the Oakland mayor have criticized this latest protest saying that the Occupy group needs to take a harder look at who their actions are really hurting. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan was quoted as saying the "people in this city will be crying this Christmas." Maybe the Occupy group should find a little direction. If they lose anymore support from campaigns like this they will soon lose their support from the people they supposedly are fighting for.
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