Occupy Wall Street
Moral Implications
Economic Implications
Utilitarianism
Kantian Ethics
Virtue Ethics
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
BIBIOGRAPHY
Occupy Wall Street is about moral and economic vision; it is not about policy demands. Therefore we cannot ask for certain yes and cannot compromise on the other because all moral, social, economical and behavioral values are interlinked and if one is detached then the whole chain comes in broken pieces. All we need in to publicize our internal and external issues in public which have ruined the roots of the American Nation. This is the time to recollect and think alike with unity regardless of racism or class discrimination. We can now jot down the pieces into a complete story that our leaders kept us busy in such petty issues and did their part steadily and neatly to accumulate power, wealth and resources. The best way is to keep going with maximum positivity and one single goal to eradicate wealth disparity and bring moral and ethical implementations in practice. It is important for each and every individual to remain positive as 1% can infuse negativity to decentralize attention.
"Occupy Wall Street"
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
Occupy Wall Street is a slogan under which a protest was carried out. The protest was against economic inequality and wealth disparity and it was named after Wall Street as it is the main financial district and a home for world's leading stock exchanges like New York Stock Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, NASDAQ and the New York Board of Trade. (Schrager Lang, 2011)The seed of protest was sown in July 2011 through an internet blog by Adbusters Foundation, a Canadian Anti-consumerist Magazine, which provoked public for a peaceful protest against the growing class-disintegration within America. Finally on September 17, a crowd of about 350 to 400 people gathered in New York at Zucotti Park. They collaborated with people through face book and other online resources and people started trickling in with different slogans and the most prominent were "OCCUPY WALL STREET," WE ARE 99%," "THE WALL MUST FALL" etc. (Daniel Lang, 27)The most impressive part of the protest was their peaceful and creative way to gain attention. They played drums, worn colorful costumes, held funny but factual slogans and settled with mobile kitchens, computational arrangements to communicate with people all around the world. The call spread in 100 cities within U.S. And 1500 cities across the world like a contagious viral and the figure of people went to thousands from hundreds.
Among the protestors were students, small business entrepreneurs, bankrupt asset owners and union members. They shared their growing fears about continuous economical instabilities and class fragmentation has corrupted their past and present lives and how it would affect their futures adversely. (Gelder, 16) The protestors said they have gathered for the right of 99% of the population who are being made fools by just 1% who controls 40% of U.S. assets and make major financial decisions across the world which includes all major banks, multinationals and stock exchanges. All these organizations are held responsible for an economic collapse and people said that it's a part of their plan and it is all done purposely.
This protest showed a corrosive power and impressed Egyptians and Tunisians, who claimed to fight against the responsible 1% for this economic downfall. In short, this protest is foreseen as a new American Movement which has gained an overdue attention towards financial instability, income inequality, immoral wealth disparity and other moral injustices in America and other U.S. influenced countries. Time Magazine's cover story stated that America has become a society divided in two entities Rich and Poor where poor are always at stake.
LITERATURE REVIEW:
In relevance to the introduction given above, I would elaborate my discussion by exposing some major implications behind this movement. In this part of the paper, I would discuss different ethical theories and would analyze which theory could be applied to bring the best out of the protest. I would cater my readers with some rational suggestions and evidences about who is originally responsible for this big game of capitalism across the world.
MORAL IMPLICATIONS:
The eruption of this protest was in result of immoral practices by few greedy but powerful agencies, who is in thought to rule the world regardless of what pains and suffering their own nation is going through. The height of patience was tested and people could not find any of the moral grounds on which they could feel a little safer in their society. According to a psychologist, (Jonathan Haidt, 2012)who described a series of six moral...
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