Occupy Wall Street

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/08/opinion/martin-occupy-wall-street/index.html?hpt=op_t1
For today's op/ed assignment, I chose an article explaining the motives and characters behind the recent and popular political movement called Occupy Wall Street, where thousands of Americans have gathered to protest in Wall Street. The author argues that even though one might disagree with the statements the protesters are making, no one has the right to criticize the protesters for gathering to criticize the government and corporations. Our country was founded on the principle that the people have the right to criticize their leaders and protest government policies. Without this fundamental right, America would not be as well off as it is today. It is through protest that the people enact change within our congressional system and throughout society at large. The author argues that the Wall Street occupiers are just in their cause, claiming that the favoring of corporations over individuals and families and the corporate greed in our country is not only obscene, but ripping the country apart. Our country seems to be returning to a point where a single elite class controls the entire system, a rapidly growing lower class is being trampled, and what's left of the middle class is slowly disappearing. Without people like the Wall Street occupiers willing to stand and say "enough," this system would not change. As long as the government continues to cut breaks to big companies that treat their workers and consumers with disrespect, there will be citizens willing to occupy Wall Street in protest.