Throughout the world various groups of people flocked to the main streets of capital cities and occupied them in protest against corrupt capitalist agendas. Most of them branded slogans like "We are the 99%", implying that the rich few that benefit from neo-capitalism are by far the minority and therefore should be powerless in the face of activism.
The rhetoric of 'occupation' rather than 'protest' is what particularly interests me. This rhetoric implies a somewhat passive position for these groups. An occupier will primarily take up space. While many have clearly lead to violence and protest, their primary occupation simple is occupation.
Perhaps this is a stance that should strike more fear into the political masters that the vitriol is directed towards. These people are not threatening to smash down the doors of government or businesses and instead will simply take up space. Violence against such a group is unacceptable and a policy of ignoring the occupations is emerging.
These occupations therefore invade the infrastructure of their cities and activate a discontent built into its very foundations.
-The English Student
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