Not many who view the OWS movement know who are the 99%ers are. Many consider them "old dirty hippies" or homeless folks, or the lazy half of the country. But one website challenged that general view, a view most see on traditional media outlets like television news shows. "We are the 99%" is a tumblr website that shows just who these 99%ers are. These people, according to the website, are:
"someone who doesn’t know whether there’s going to be enough money to make this month’s rent. You’re someone who gets sick and toughs it out because you’ll never afford the hospital bills. You’re someone who’s trying to move a mountain of debt that never seems to get any smaller no matter how hard you try. You do all the things you’re supposed to do. You buy store brands. You get a second job. You take classes to improve your skills. But it’s not enough. It’s never enough. The anxiety, the frustration, the powerlessness is still there, hovering like a storm crow. Every month you make it is a victory, but a Pyrrhic one — once you’re over the hump, all you can do is think about the next one and how much harder it’s all going to be."
The following photos taken from the website of ordinary people who have gone through various life experiences that have been difficult, harsh, and just down right upsetting of things no human being should have to go through.
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