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Americans Protest in Central Park

1 Dec

— New York City, New York

Petter Barrington, American Correspondent

The Great Lawn in Central Park, covered with tents

Thousands of Americans gather in Central Park to protest against democracy

Since Monday thousands of Americans have been heading to uptown Manhattan to take part in a new movement, Occupy Central Park. Today I’ve been talking to a few of the settled protestors to understand their motives. So far it seems that the people gathered here are united with a single purpose, to show their dissatisfaction with the current democratic system of government. In fact, these protestors are calling for an end to democracy in the White House and the introduction of open corruption and dictatorship to the head of the country.

I had a conversation with the leader of the movement, Dick Jersey who elaborated on the ethos of the group:

“… Well Pete, it’s like this. America is hurting, and we the people find the Administration guilty of negligence. However this negligence is not a passing phase, we believe this institutionalised negligence is a result of the poison of democracy. We believe, that it is time for the Federal Government to step aside and allow one man, a politically powerful, well connected and wealthy man, to take control of our blessed country and steer it in the direction of it’s future glory!

For too long we have suffered the indignity of decency, having to always do what’s right in the eyes of the world, being champions of justice and fairness, and now it is our time to prosper. America is a humble and poor nation, we rule the world fairly, often at a cost to ourselves, and we even sell our excess food to inhabitants of less privileged countries, giving them to chance to enjoy American food. However, thinking only of others and not for ourselves is hurting our fair nation, and it’s time to do something about it! We’re calling for change, change to the power structure of our beautiful land.

We need to be lead by one man, a man who has the voice of America, a man who epitomises the pinnacle of tyranny, a man who will put the needs of our nation before his own, a man who will make backroom deals in order to increase our prosperity. Without a dictator we are lost sheep, subject to the whims of squabbling politicians, each trying to shout louder than the other in order to make their voices heard. It will be tough and the change will encounter friction, but if we want to be able to compete with our peers in the Arab States and Africa we will need to evolve and adapt to face this ever-changing world!”

The protestors wish to broadcast their message to the world in hope that they will find comradeship amongst like-minded groups with a passion for activism. They have a well-established groups and pages on prominent social networking websites and the movement so-far seems to appeal to three key demographics in the American population, the unemployed youth, the contrary intellectuals and the uneducated masses. There have already been interviews with self-professed experts in American Law who claim that the right for dictatorship is clearly stated in the Constitution of the United States and that any American worth their salt will back the rising movement.

At the time of writing, the White House has refused to comment on the movement, however as the pressure grows will the political establishment start to feel the tension?