Forum Post: Who are the 99%? Are the people outside of U.S included?
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 15, 2011, 8:39 p.m. EST by HJpark
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I agree most of all issues why you occupy the wall street. I agree “no more greed, no more neo-liberalism.”
I’m the 99% in Korea also. I think these problems are happening all around the world now, such as students’ loan, high unemployment rate, lack of public welfare… etc. Even unfair tax system.... I agree we need put more tax on the rich.
So I really appreciate that this occupy occur in the heart of America. Becuase I thought that the US representes the neo-liberalism. I’m really interested in how it is going on.. and how effect these on our real-life. So I go to the zuccotti park every weekend.. to listen the open forum.. and to listen others’ opinion.
But , This came in my mind suddenly. (I’m studying the international development cooperation. ) I think there are more people who lives out of 99%. (Huge~) It means a lot of people who lives in underdeveloped countries or least developed countries are forced to open their market under the neo-liberalism. And sometimes they had their natural resource taken by other big countries in collusion with their government. They are living in poor, unhealthy, without chance of education.. etc.
Are you sure that 99% (that many people are now insisting that ‘we are the 99%’) include those people who live outside of America (especially, least developed countries)? If it is.... I think this can be a really poworful movement which can change the world. really!!
I just wanna hear your valuable opinion.
The short answer is yes.
Nevertheless, even if the movement doesn't gain traction in less developed regions, the U.S.-based movement will benefit them, since U.S.-based corporations and their control of the government are a huge reason why underdeveloped countries have their natural resources taken without compensation to their people.
There's a long history of US interests doing whatever they can to insert leaders in resource-rich countries that will "play ball" with corporations who want to keep those countries indebted so their resources stay cheap.
I agree. As I stated on one of the other pages, I believe whatever OWS decides as to a short list of ideas (if they do), it should include items that would directly benefit other parts of the world. It seems the US government and their multinational corporate partners-in-crime have their fingers in every pie on the planet. What affects us ultimately affects others around the globe as well. Positive change here should cause positive change elsewhere if we do the right thing. Don't know if anybody will listen, though. I have noticed a few xenophobic comments being made on a couple pages, but I guess that should be expected; there's always going to be a few racists in the bunch.
Most of the "racists" are just posting that way to make the movement look bad. Don't fall for it.
Cant you imagine what could happen if the federal reserve and gov did not rescue the st during the crisis. It could have been a disaster! they are saving the public but yet receiving all the blames.Those who blame on them, do you really think you can be a better gov or federal reserve official if there were given the same posiition. It is easy to sit here and blame and complaints.
You cannot stop greed. You can only remove the mechanisms that allow its unfettered use against the good people of a country. Don't tax the rich more, don't tax anyone more, the government and the federal reserve are the cause of the problem, why give them more money?
No one will stop you if you have a great idea like Facebook and turn yourself into a multi billionaire.
There are always a handful of people who are outstanding. There can only be a few top students in the class, a few scientists who won the Nobel Prize. No one is to be blamed. Financial crisis cannot happen if there are only a few people being greedy. It is the greedy public that causes the financial crisis.