[lbo-talk] Taking the Pulse of Elite Response to OWS

Thomas Volscho Thomas.Volscho at csi.cuny.edu
Mon Oct 17 19:06:03 PDT 2011


Is anyone on the list monitoring how elites are responding to/interpreting/dealing with OWS?

According to the New Yorker:

"Deutsche Bank employees were having black cars pick them up blocks away from the office; New York Stock Exchange workers were taking roundabout routes to the trading floor; and the Brooks Brothers at the corner of Trinity Place and Liberty Street had given up hope of selling ties on the weekends. “Something good will come out of it, don’t get me wrong,” a Brooks Brothers manager said of the movement. “But it’s not good for business.”

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2011/10/24/111024ta_talk_widdicombe#ixzz1b5ulAaqY

The crowd began to chant “Billionaire Bloomberg go to hell!” and “You are the one per cent!” The atmosphere was tense, and the Mayor looked a bit frightened. He proceeded quickly to Trinity Place and sped off in a black sedan.

Read more http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2011/10/24/111024ta_talk_widdicombe#ixzz1b5vInSlR

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