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Monday, October 3, 2011

They Are Occupying Wall Street So That You Don’t Have To. Or Do You? | GoingPublic

They Are Occupying Wall Street So That You Don’t Have To. Or Do You? | GoingPublic:

They Are Occupying Wall Street So That You Don’t Have To. Or Do You?

We just returned from adding our support and thanks to the hundreds of people who are occupying Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. They are among the kindest, most polite people I’ve seen in a long time. The park was immaculate. Volunteers were sweeping the pavement, others were quietly playing music, a few were holding signs. All we said was, “Thanks,” each time we met someone new. Gorgeous smiles erupted, “When people like you thank us it makes sleeping in the rain worth it.”

Sometime during the morning a reporter stopped to ask the usual questions: Where do you live? Why are you