Blogger Joey Stansbury discovered this “tale of struggle” from Occupy Raleigh:
It has cost me substantial money in gas going back and forth to the occupation. So much so that part of my reduced schedule is budgetary, not just about my health. Until recently when I started pulling back a little, I had no free time to do recreational stuff I love like gaming. From the moment the occupation began on October 15th, I probably went close to 3 weeks without playing a single game. That’s probably the longest stretch for me in decades.
No wonder the “occupy” movement has lukewarm support among regular folks.
For example, a recent Public Policy Polling/N.C. Policy Watch poll indicates that residents of Charlotte are not keen on the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. Forty percent of respondents had a favorable impression of Occupy Wall Street, while 38 percent had an unfavorable impression. Just under half of the Democratic respondents said that they have an unfavorable impression or are “not sure” about OWS. Fifty-four percent of respondents in the sample were Democrats, so that is not a good sign for OWS.
Of particular interest, a plurality of young adult respondents (age 18 to 29) had an unfavorable impression of their OWS peers. The 30 to 45 age group showed the strongest support for OWS.
Of course, respondents over the age of 65 had an unfavorable impression of OWS. They’ve seen it all before.
