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Who is scared of #OccupyWallStreet?

By Katarina Hybenova

Who is scared of #OccupyWallStreet?

Who is scared of #OccupyWallStreet?

By Katarina Hybenova

Who is scared of #OccupyWallStreet?

By Katarina Hybenova

On Friday afternoon, when I get off the J train at Fulton Street, the clouds are heavy. The chance of rain is almost 60%. I am passing by the 9/11 Memorial, the tourist-beloved department store Century 21, and crowds of people. I am headed to Liberty Plaza with many others who came to express their dissatisfaction with the development of the political and economical situation of the past years. Despite expensive education, many of us are underemployed, job market isn’t getting any better. There doesn’t seem to be the light at the end of the debt crisis tunnel. That’s the most common theme for twenty-something people holding painted cardboards at Liberty Plaza.

The cops are guarding the crowd at Liberty Plaza; you can feel the invisible tension between the protesters and them. The tension keeps growing in the upcoming days with arriving…

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