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Occupy Wall Street Marks One Month

Roberto Peralta | 18.10.2011 11:18 | August Riots | Globalisation | Repression | Social Struggles | Cambridge

Is Occupy Wall Street Another Colored Revolution? “Manufacturing Dissent” ... There is a grassroots protest movement unfolding across America, which includes people from all walks of life, from all age groups, conscious of the need for social change and committed to reversing the tide. The grassroots of this movement constitutes a response to the “Wall Street agenda” of financial fraud and manipulation which has served to trigger unemployment and poverty across the land. Does this movement constitute in its present form an instrument of meaningful reform and social change in America? What is the organizational structure of the movement? Who are its main architects? Has the movement or segments within this movement been co-opted? This is an important question, which must be addressed by those who are part of the Occupy Wall Street Movement as well as those who, across America, support real democracy.

Clinton & Egyptian-Activists
Clinton & Egyptian-Activists


Introduction (Part I): Historically, progressive social movements have been infiltrated, their leaders co-opted and manipulated, through the corporate funding of non-governmental organizations, trade unions and political parties. The ultimate purpose of “funding dissent” is to prevent the protest movement from challenging the legitimacy of the Wall Street elites:

“In a bitter irony, part of the fraudulent financial gains on Wall Street in recent years have been recycled to the elites’ tax exempt foundations and charities. These windfall financial gains have not only been used to buy out politicians, they have also been channelled to NGOs, research institutes, community centres, church groups, environmentalists, alternative media, human rights groups, etc.

The inner objective is to “manufacture dissent” and establish the boundaries of a “politically correct” opposition. In turn, many NGOs are infiltrated by informants often acting on behalf of western intelligence agencies. Moreover, an increasingly large segment of the progressive alternative news media on the internet has become dependent on funding from corporate foundations and charities.

The objective of the corporate elites has been to fragment the people’s movement into a vast “do it yourself” mosaic.” (See Michel Chossudovsky, Manufacturing Dissent: the Anti-globalization Movement is Funded by the Corporate Elites, Global Research, September 20, 2010) ............ M O R E:  http://en.m4.cn/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-and-the-american-autumn-is-it-a-colored-revolution-part-i/ ......... Occupy Wall Street Clenched Fist on  http://occupywallst.org ... PART II of this article will examine the mainstay of the Occupy Wall Street movement, including the role of NGO organizers. By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky  http://en.m4.cn/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-and-the-american-autumn-is-it-a-colored-revolution-part-i/

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with “Egyptian activists promoting freedom and democracy”, prior to meetings at the State Department in Washington, DC, May 28, 2009. ...  http://en.m4.cn/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-and-the-american-autumn-is-it-a-colored-revolution-part-i/

" Bankraub ist eine Initiative von Dilettanten. Wahre Profis gründen eine Bank. " ( Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.)
Bertold Brecht

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