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Occupy Wall Street occupies former J.P. Morgan building for pop-up art show
By EJ DicksonOctober 9th, 2011, 1:15 pmComments (37)
Not content with merely preventing NYU freshmen from buying pot by moving to Washington Square Park this weekend, the Occupy Wall Street protesters have established a presence in the former J.P. Morgan building across from the New York Stock Exchange with a pop-up art show. According to a New York Times ArtsBeat blog post, the show, entitled "No Comment," was held in the building on Saturday night from 6 to 9 p.m.; graffiti art on removable walls will be displayed outside the building at the corner of Wall Street and Broad on Sunday evening.
The building, which was once the former headquarters of J.P. Morgan, was rented out by artist and exhibition organizer Marika Maioroa, whose organization Loft in the Red Zone was previously used to host an exhibition on 9/11 commemorating the tenth anniversary of the attacks. Contributions to the exhibition consisted of protesters' signs, posters, and an installation of two tents and American flags, which, according to the artist, alluded to the fact that police did not allow demonstrators to set up camp in Zucotti Park (or, alternatively, a commentary on the inherent patriotism of outdoor camping gear). Some of the pieces displayed at the show will be up for silent auction, with the proceeds going to Occupy Wall Street, Loft in the Red Zone, and the artists themselves.
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Douchify Wall Street. I made a difference with my inarticulate, poorly made sign. I know people who are employed that couldn't afford to camp out in Manhattan for a month. Tim Robbins cant be funding all of these assholes, can he? Fuck these hipster wastes of space. Go back to smoking pot in your parents' basements. It's your lazy, bullshit sense of entitlement that is a big part of the problem that you are protesting.
You, sir, are an idiot.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Amen
I'm nervous.
Don't worry, I got your back.
...for now.
But I'm there for you always (although our love must remain secret).
Hey! That's OUR word!
Hey! That's NOBODY'S word!
Wow, a few thousand dopey idiots hang out in a park!
Sorry, this ain't "the revolution" and thank God!
Who the hell would want to be lead by these brain dead losers.
Thanks for your support!
Wow man, harsh!
Morans.
Unfortunately, the people protesting for the 99% don't really have any credibility. I'd bet than most of them are too lazy to even vote. They're all there for the party and don't have the resolve to see anything through. It's just like all those fucking hippies at Woodstock. They talked about change and revolution and all that ended up happening was they shaved and showered and got their shit together and got jobs. If you look really hard, you'll see that most of them make up the 1%. Take note, you hipster douchebags.
Statistical improbability anyone?
I'd say someone whose parents make enough for them not to have a job, who lives in New York, is statistically MUCH more likely to be part of the "1%" than pretty much any demographic. Isn't that kind of a no-brainer?
I'd say that someone trolling from their parent's computer barely makes enough money from their "job" no matter where they live, even if they are employed by Koch Brothers. Saying that the 99% OWS protesters are the result of a trust fund is about as fictional as saying that the Teabaggers are a "grass roots organization". ---> That is truly a no-brainer.
I'd go protest but it's safe here in my mom's basement.
Until the water and electricity shuts off.
Winter will put an end to this silliness, and the sooner the better.
You wish.
Am I the 99% or am I the 1%?
It depends on who you ask, I suppose. You're probably more like 50%.
My personal net worth is somewhere around $20,000,000, although my family is VERY rich. Easily 1%. That's why I called billionaires "my base".
I'm worth around $100,000,000. Haliburton! Woot!
You po ...
Now Uncle Warren needs some more money so don't be getting rid of that corporate Jet loop hole now!
We know this isn't true, since "Uncle Warren" supports taxing the rich more.
Hey, conservatrolls! What, no love for me?
I support taxing "other" rich people ... listen, here's the secret you 99 percent rubes ... the companies I own DON'T LIKE PAYING DIVIDENDS ... but I have to because other companies do ... but if I get my minions in Congress (they're called Dum-o-crats) to tax dividends heavily, well, nobody will want dividends anymore ... and you rubes think I'm going to pay MORE TAXES, you don't get to be a billionare by being truthful!
We know Warren Buffett doesn't advocate this, troll. You can't fool us.
Nice try.
Ha ha ha ha ha. I'm not nervous.
You're not a very good liar.
Folks, raise them taxes on those evil folks (tee-hee), yeah, I'll pay'em!
You fucking rubes actually believe I'm some sort of moral folksey old guy, truth is I'm an SOB captialist who sells sugar water to your children (gotta love my Coca-Cola stock) and cheap chinese goods (Walmart).
We know Warren Buffett doesn't advocate this, troll. You can't fool us.