Colin Powell says the Occupy Wall Street protests are ?as American as apple pie,? and political leaders need to do more than just ?scream? at the demonstrators.
?Demonstrating like this is as American as apple pie. We?ve been marching up and down and demonstrating throughout our history,? the former secretary of state said on CNN Thursday night.
Continue ReadingRecalling his childhood in Harlem, Powell said his immigrant parents had to make ends meet on a modest income, but that they could always depend on job security.
?So people are concerned now that there is not that source of an income. There isn?t that work source that I remember,? he said. ?So what you?re seeing with Occupy Wall Street and others is people who are unhappy, and they?re directing their unhappiness right now toward Wall Street and toward others they think are doing too well in our society.?
Powell spoke warily of reports of violence breaking out in some Occupy protests, noting that some have demonstrated ?absolute nihilism? and a narrow interest in destruction and tearing down the system.
Still, it is up to political leaders in Washington to find a way to constructive listen to the needs of the Occupiers, he said.
?There?s increasing gap between those who are doing very, very well, and I?m doing well, and those who are not doing as well, and those who are not doing as well are not seeing their lives improve. So there?s frustration, there?s angriness there,? Powell said.
He added, ?This is something that our political leaders need to think about. It isn?t enough just to scream at our Occupy Wall Street demonstrators ? we need our political system to start reflecting this anger back into how do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again??
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