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Occupy Movement

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The Resume

    (July 30, 2011- )
    Born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    International protest movement with more than 2,600 jurisdictional bases
    Flagship branch is Occupy Dataran
    Initiated by the Adbusters Media Foundation, based in Vancouver
    Motto, taken from NYC’s Occupy Wall Street, is ‘We are the 99 percent’

Why they might be annoying:

    The same showy protests that the hippies used (like we didn’t do that ourselves once).
    Many of its members are students who often wear high-priced duds.
    Russell Brand is a supporter.
    The political slogan was picked up from the blog page of an anonymous activist.
    So they have the time to go out and protest but no time to go out and get an education, or actually do some real work (to say nothing of the resources they consumed at the expense of those who are working)?

Why they might not be annoying:

    Amazingly, it took six weeks for the second movement, on opposite coasts of the United States, to take root.
    It is based primarily on the Arab Spring model.
    Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Alec Baldwin are supporters.
    The protests themselves died down quickly — at least in public (unlike the Spanish protests, which began that May).
    It is living proof of the ‘think globally, act locally’ credo.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 94 Votes: 39.36% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 772 Votes: 64.64% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 223 Votes: 52.91% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 399 Votes: 49.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 153 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 216 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 366 Votes: 57.92% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1101 Votes: 84.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 406 Votes: 91.87% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 94 Votes: 59.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 113 Votes: 46.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 1596 Votes: 47.49% Annoying