Statement From Occupy Wall Street - Revolution Is Now!
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies. As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known. They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage. They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give executives exorbitant bonuses.
The statement issued from Zuccotti Park, by the general assembly, at Occupy Wall Street.
Oct 20, 2011 at 11:56 AM
Reader Comments (5)
¿Soy invisible porque me ignoras?
Tu proclamacion me prometio libertad, ahora
Estoy cansado de ser victima de la vergüenza
Me arrojan en la clase con un mal nombre
No puedo creer que esta sea la tierra de donde vengo
Sabes que realmente odio decirlo
Tu gobierno no quiere ver
Pero si Roosevelt estuviera vivo
No dejaria que esto pasara, no, no
Hay algunas cosas en la vida que ellos no quieren ver
Pero si Martin Luther estuviera vivo no dejaria que esto pasara
They don't really care about us,
(Don't worry what people say, we got it true).
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us,
(Enough is enough of this garbage).
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
(Michael Jackson):
Skin head, dead head.
Everybody gone bad.
Situation, aggravation.
Everybody allegation.
In the suite, on the news.
Everybody, dog food.
Bang bang, shot dead.
Everybody's gone mad.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
Beat me, hate me.
You can never break me.
Will me, thrill me.
You can never kill me.
Jew me, Sue me.
Everybody do me.
Kick me, kike me.
Don't you black or white me.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
Now tell me what has become of my life.
I have a wife and two children who love me.
I am the victim of police brutality, no.
I'm tired of bein' the victim of hate.
You're rapin' me of my pride,
Oh, for God's sake.
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy.
Set me free.
Skin head, dead head.
Everybody gone bad.
Trepidation, speculation.
Everybody allegation.
In the suite, on the news.
Everybody, dog food.
Black man, black mail.
Throw your brother in jail.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
Now tell me what has become of my rights.
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, no.
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame.
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name.
I can't believe this is the land from which I came.
You know I do really hate to say it.
The government don't want to see.
But if Roosevelt was livin',
He wouldn't let this be, no, no.
Skin head, dead head.
Everybody gone bad.
Situation, speculation.
Everybody, litigation.
Beat me, bash me.
You can never trash me.
Hit me, kick me.
You can never get me.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
(Guitar solo)
Some things in life they just don't want to see.
But if Martin Luther was livin',
He wouldn't let this be no, no, aay.
Skin head, dead head.
Everybody, gone bad.
Situation, segregation.
Everybody, allegation.
In the suite, on the news.
Everybody, dog food
Kick me, kike me.
Don't you wrong or right me.
(Clapping):
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about,
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about,
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us.
Hee hee, hoo.