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New Wave of Protests Fighting Banksters
It was tax day in 2009 that saw the first Tea Party protests, and the FOX-led media firestorm that's followed has made it seem as though the Tea Party's the only game in town if you want to complain about bailouts.
This year, though, as tax day approaches, a new wave of protest is sweeping the country. On February 26th, inspired by the UK, US Uncut actions took place at Bank of America branches around the country—and all 50 states held solidarity rallies to support Wisconsin's protesters.
Taxpayers connected with National People's Action and other community-based groups occupied a Bank of America, protested the Attorneys General and the Republican congressional leaders this week. and as James Mumm of National People's Action noted on GRITtv yesterday, this one actually represents the majority. And diversity.
Compare the coverage with what followed every Tea Party outburst and you'd weep.
In February 2009, when one CNBC correspondent spoke out from the floor of the stock exchange against taxpayers' help to beleaguered mortgage holders, Rick Santelli's "rant" went viral thanks to web-based front groups of the corporate-funded right. Tax day protests a couple of months later were covered live on FOX and by June's health care meetings, even a single wild-eyed ranter could snag prime time attention, on every show, on every network.
This time the attention's critical. The Empire Justice Center is predicting a “tsunami” of foreclosures coming, and Bank of America is refusing to write down mortgage debt. Republicans in Congress want to eliminate the Home Affordable Modification Program, which helps people keep their homes and Democrats are flagging in their support.
How big do protests have to be for money media to pick them up? We don't know, but we know it's out of all proportion when the critique goes against the super rich. Luckily the action's picking up. Now, will media spotlight? We in the independent media will do our best to keep up. But we're going to need your help.
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This is a good one I just signed.
The "We The People" is another good one I signed put together by a new folk group I know of and they actually sing the amendment here:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/28th.html
It doesn't matter if 90% of the US population is rioting in the streets. The corporate media reports only on issues that will enhance their profits. They ignore everything else.
Perhaps it's time to occupy the lobbies of corporate media for refusing to do their jobs. Shut them down until they agree to cover protests of big money and report on white collar crime. Until they meet the demands of the majority, they should be boycotted.
It wouldn't hurt to rattle Mainstream Media's cage a bit, but I'm not sure how they could be effectively boycotted -- except, perhaps, following Siouxrose's example and never watching TV. Me, I like keeping track of what is being said even at the risk of having my mind poisoned. It's already a mess so no great loss.
If something could be organized so that advertising revenue could be adversely affected -- a real boycott of products advertised on outlets that don't report on white collar crime -- that might get their attention.
We can help by buying and wearing your tee shirts and other stuff you could be selling to raise funds.
Most revolutions liberate Media Outlets.
That's what I was thinking: after all, who doesn't want to be liberated, right?
Protest the banks and then move to CREDIT UNIONS !