Occupy Underground

So many people forget, or at this point have never heard of, The Battle of Seattle. The backlash against the 1% began in earnest in late '90s but was interrupted for jingoism and the PATRIOT Act post-9/11. I know the economy was one of the reasons I was protesting at the first Dubya Bush inauguration (along with the stolen election, of course). Anyone who was paying attention could see Clinton had fucked over the US economy, and poor and working people. I voted for Nader not because I hated Gore but because I hated Lieberman, that DINO troll loved by Republicans and the DLC for his fiscal conservatism.

Thank you for posting. I hadn't considered Sanders' campaign within the economic justice continuum that encompasses OWS and WTO protests until just now. It's a rich connection to add to my Sanders talking points.