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This whole thing has riled me up and I want to take part.

I’ve worked too hard to see my profession (education) go through hell because of budget cuts, which is a result of these greedy assholes. Every year education takes a toll-class sizes increased, jobs cut, not enough supplies, etc. I witness this EVERY DAY when I substitute teach. Not to mention that I could NOT find a teaching job as a result of this. 

I can’t just sit around and watch.

Making a sign and giving my two cents.

youthiswasted:

#Occupy Wall Street, Times Square March. One marine vs. 30 NYPD officers.

This guy is awesome.

I worked hard for my degree.

Now I actually want to USE IT.

Someone I know posted this as their facebook status:

Dear people of tent city, grow up, get a life and idk try getting a job

They CAN’T FIND A JOB because a.) there are no jobs and b.) they’ve been trying to find one FOREVER without success. And they are standing up for their right. They are fighting to make it so there are jobs.

We live in a society now that is run by multi-million dollar corporations that could give a rats-ass about the “common” people. As long as they’re satisfied and making as much money as they can get their hands on, all else really matters.

While these corporate assholes sit on their pedestals and throw money in the air all day, us “common” people are tirelessly searching for jobs without success. There are so many people unemployed in this country, and now, when you graduate college, you “dread” going out in the real world and searching for a job. You know that it’s going to be a competition no matter what happens. 

I read a quote from someone who was at Occupy Wall Street that really stuck with me. They said, “Going to college is supposed to be the hard part. Finding a job is supposed to be the easy part.” (or something along those lines) Wouldn’t that make sense? Wouldn’t you THINK that, after working long hours on school work, attending classes, and devoting your life to an education, that finding a job would be your “reward” for that hard work? 

People are angry. College students are angry. The youth is angry that we live in such a money-hungry world, that it’s so difficult to succeed in such a society. Naturally, they are going to lash out against it. Some people think this whole debacle is absurd. They think that Occupy Wall Street doesn’t really have a “clear” message. Do they really need one though? There’s so much conflict in this country and in the world, people are mad at those responsible for it. They don’t really need a “clear” message to send to the people. They’re angry at what society has become.

What I’m finding so fascinating about what is happening is that it is spreading to other cities around the U.S. It is reminding me of the 1960s and how the youth spoke up against a similar situation-the Vietnam war. The youth was so angry that they let those responsible know about it. I’m reading a book about Woodstock, and how the youth was so affected by the events. It was a time of changing. Aren’t we all being affected by today’s events? Shouldn’t we speak out against it? It’s what made the 60s a fascinating era because people fought hard for what they believed in. Shouldn’t we do that?

The more I read about these “Occupy” events, the more it makes me happy that the youth is finally speaking out about all of the problems that we are facing in this country. I can’t help but become affected myself when I read about it. It “riles” me up and makes me want to take part. Wasn’t that what the 60s was all about? I think we should all take a lesson from a generation that broke ground in a similar time of turmoil.