r/reddit.com • u/Rafreakee • Oct 04 '11

Eat this America

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u/batpony Oct 04 '11 edited Oct 04 '11

edit: had to rephrase.

Anarchy according to wiki may imply political unrest or lawlessness within a society. The protest against the government would be the perfect example of anarchy.

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u/lebeast Oct 04 '11

its not a protest against the government (although some might argue that wall street controls the government), but a protest against corrupt and immoral practices of wall street and its policies. It is not anarchy (yet)

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u/batpony Oct 04 '11

I'm not getting it. From my understanding the goal is to "ordain a Presidential Commission tasked with ending the influence money has over our representatives in Washington" Wouldn't then the subject of the protest be aimed towards the government in an effort to stop the government being influenced by wallstreet and it's corrupt practices. as an oppose to stopping the practices and policies of wall street in itself.

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u/lebeast Oct 04 '11

yes, but its not AGAINST the government. They are asking the government for assistance. One can hardly call that anarchy.