Yet 2,000 people did occupy Wall Street last Saturday. They weren’t carrying the banner of the Tea Party, the Gadsden flag with its coiled snake and the threat “Don’t Tread on Me”. Yet their message was clear: “We are the 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%.” They were there, mostly young, protesting the virtually unregulated speculation of Wall Street that caused the global financial meltdown.
Hindi nila ay dala-dala ang banner ng Tea Party, ang Gadsden bandila na may nito nakalikaw ahas at ang pagbabanta "Huwag sumunod sa Akin". Ngunit ang kanilang mga mensahe ay malinaw: "Kami ang 99% na hindi na tiisin ang kasakiman at katiwalian ng 1%." Sila ay doon, karamihan ay bata pa, pagprotesta ang halos unregulated haka-haka ng Wall Street na sanhi ng pandaigdigang pampinansyal na meltdown.