Written by Sean Shealy

"If 2,000 tea party activists descended on Wall Street," wrote journalist and activist Amy Goodman,  "you would probably have an equal number of reporters there covering them."
Internet company Yahoo! admits to blocking emails sent through their accounts containing links to occupywallstreet.org. Although the company apologized, saying it was an error with a spam filter, many activists saw the disruption of communication as similar to service stoppages during uprisings in the Middle East, a tactic used by rulers to stifle dissent.
In an open letter, the movement pleaded for public support:  “Occupy Wall Street consists mainly of young citizens who are serious about their democracy and their future, and we are leading the way.  Hope does not come from the White House.  It will not come from Congress ...  Our only option is civil disobedience.  If we the people don’t stand up for ourselves with non-violent, peaceful protest, nobody will.  The corporate elite are counting on you to stay passive and let Occupy Wall Street fizzle out.  This is our chance.  It’s up to us.”