Why not?

Occupy Philly, Wall Street and the whole world. Why not?

Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire in front of a local municipal office. He did this in protest of his fruit and vegetable cart being taken away because he didn’t have a permit. This spiraled multiple protests around the world about unjust treatment by governments.

These protests are not just about Mohamed Bouazizi but about being treated unfair and unjust.

“Convictions about the way the economy has been run and the need to have those people held accountable,” Laura, a protester at Occupy Philly said.

Laura said it in a nutshell. The protesters are down there because they want the “one percent ” to be held accountable for what they are doing to the 99 percent.

Students are being sued for not being able to pay back their student loans but large companies like the AIG and Fannie Mae and credit unions are being bailed out.

The citizen who went to school and can’t find a job does not receive a bailout.

There is really no chance of the 99 percent actually getting 99 percent if they don’t protest. Think about it. Imagine a world where everyone gets their fair share of everything. I don’t know about you, but I don’t see that happening any time soon without a big deal being made about it through protest.

You can look at the Civil Rights Movement. I’m sure the executive order of 1948, the desegregation of the military or the decision made in Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, would not have happened without protesting out in the streets.

Change means action. It means sometimes physically showing up and stating your position. What’s wrong with that?

“Read up, don’t just trust what everyone tells you it’s about,” Laura said.

Another thing people do is make assumptions based off a few things people said and by just watching the news. There are many things the news doesn’t mention because of one reason or another.

Read and if possible go see what’s going on. See what the protesters have to say themselves. Then make a decision on what you feel about the topic.

You might not agree with all the different reasons why they are protesting but everyone has a reason for protesting.

Some think the Occupy Wall Street protests are frivolous actions of young and, or jobless people who just want media attention for fun. Of course they want attention but I don’t believe it’s just for fun. There are things to be said and things that need to be changed.

This protest is about change. There are many people protesting about many different issues. I saw people protesting about legalizing marijuana, gay rights, education funding, stopping private prisons, shutting down major corporations, the government, fracking and so on.

These are all issues that people feel strong-