Occupy Wall Street was a flag which went to the hands of the
American protestors. This flag reflected the simulation of
Occupy Wall Street to the occupation of Palestine and the main
reference of the protest was aimed at Zionism. The deep roots
of this occupation dates back to the occupation of the American
Natives’ territories and in fact the same American monopoly in
the path of American history in various fields including the US
economic and financial system has been reflected. The main
question of this paper is why Occupy Wall Street movement
emerged as a serious social movement in America. In response
to this question, it is discussed that the one percent American
society that is a symbol of the minority exclusivism over the
majority, is caught in exceptionism in three levels of epistemic,
program and institutional. American people’s protest was not
merely against the economic situation but against the
“exceptionist social system”. This American exceptionism has
created a crisis for the ruling majority. This means the
realization of minority instead of democracy and in a more
accurate interpretation “democracy crisis”. In this paper,
various aspects of epistemic, program and institutional
exceptionism joined by the Occupy Wall Street movement will
be explained.
Ameli, S. R. (2012). American Wall Street Movement against Americanism, Americanization and Americanity. World Studies Quarterly, 2(1), 93-122. doi: 10.22059/jwsq.2012.29062
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Saed Reza Ameli. "American Wall Street Movement against Americanism, Americanization and Americanity", World Studies Quarterly, 2, 1, 2012, 93-122. doi: 10.22059/jwsq.2012.29062
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Ameli, S. R. (2012). 'American Wall Street Movement against Americanism, Americanization and Americanity', World Studies Quarterly, 2(1), pp. 93-122. doi: 10.22059/jwsq.2012.29062
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Ameli, S. R. American Wall Street Movement against Americanism, Americanization and Americanity. World Studies Quarterly, 2012; 2(1): 93-122. doi: 10.22059/jwsq.2012.29062
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