Assange Episode 7: Occupy – “revolt in name of democracy”

Published time: May 29, 2012 15:04
Edited time: May 29, 2012 21:08
Julian Assange meets with prominent Occupy activists
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“There is nothing that terrifies the US government so much as the threat of democracy breaking out in America,” David Graeber from Occupy New York said on the Julian Assange Show.

­The Occupy movement has united hundreds of thousands across the world to fight social and economic inequality. Julian Assange met with prominent Occupy activists who say democracy is at the core of their protest.

By “exercising directly the democratic process we are posing a threat,” said Marisa Holmes from Occupy New York.

The stand-off between large financial institutions and those who call themselves the 99% was brought about by the financial crisis, which revealed serious gaps in the current system, activists say, but it is the failure of the current political system what drives the protests.

“There is the first really effective planetary bureaucracy which is created in the name of the sort of 'free-market' ideology, which is supposed to stand against it, bureaucracy, but in fact is exactly the opposite,” Graeber told Assange.

Activists say the movement was formed at the right moment, when there is an immediate necessity to unite to stand for the economic and social rights of the majority.

“There’s a feeling out there that the enemy is becoming increasingly globalised, and the only way it can be challenged is by global movements,” Graeber said.

Although Occupy came into being in the United States, the activists believe the movement can be traced back to the Arab Spring and to turbulence in Europe.

Stay tuned and watch the new episode of The Julian Assange Show exclusively on RT,  starting Tuesday, 11:30 GMT.

Comments (27)

jamvaru 04.06.2012 18:52

so, chrome is bad at formatting psots? weird, but. it IS a google based project, after all, regardless of the 'flavor'

so, you could delete my posts regarding posting, lol, or not; to me it highlights a deficiency in your approach;  it is yours to own, or not

I applaud your 'activism' in journalism;  I'm sorry it cannot be more, but ... we will continue in our own ways, sometimes together

It sickens me to hear somone on your 'network' talk UP youtube comments, dmitry, i believe, on alyona show, like it is a fun circus to attend, watch the stupids tear each other up with their words

it is sad youtube comments are so worthless
goodbye ... again, perhaps for the last time

to mr. Assange:  sorry to make a mess of your show comments, i'm in a rather pissy state for a variety of reasons, to put it mildly;  perhaps I am needed elsewhere

goo d job

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jamvaru 30.05.2012 21:56

hard to find this, but not too hard...

love to see you fight the system, prayers are with you, wish i could help

about inciting police violence

what would Ghandi do?

perhaps all you should do is just what 'they' want you to NOT do

don't throw firebombs at the police, that is stupid (look! a terrorist, duuh!)

but, if you try to walk up to the NATO summit and they start something, well, you tried your best and remained peaceful in the face of violence... you can die with honor or whatever, continue on from jail i suppose

if you lose your temper and even raise your voice above a whisper, they will assume you are a threat and take you down for something OTHER than your purpose, like protesting NATO

if you get taken down for protesting NATO peacefully (including peaceful voices and words) then you are a sort of martyr or hero for your cause; otherwise you are a fool

i would say a forced march on NATO would have been brilliant, just link arms and walk right into the swinging billy clubs

hard to organize THAT

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jamvaru 30.05.2012 21:49

lol, captcha died

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