These two United States Marines understand why they're protesting...

Yup, and I'm sure these two fine Marine Vets aren't among those vandalizing, defecating on cars, and otherwise making a mockery of themselves. The "Occupy" movement is getting the same kind of broad brush treatment many on the left have hit the TEA parties with. The actions of some are being used to stereotype them all. They know why THEY are there, and using their 1st Amendment Right to express it. The ones acting like oafs are there for their own reasons too. Some are probably every bit as sincere as these two marines, while others are ONLY there to be oafs. The movement itself doesn't deserve to be defined by the actions of the oafs. On the other hand, I will disagree with one thing the Marines said. They said that everyone there loves the US and only wants our country to be better. The thing is, there are many there who don't give a crap about the country, and don't even care what anyone is protesting. They are there because they are getting paid, or because it sounded like fun, or because they can get away with doing something stupid like defecating on cars. Just as the TEA parties marginalize and reject the racists, violent and otherwise oafish in our ranks, the Occupy movement needs to do the same. Every time there are messes left behind, or some bubble head gets on camera with some incoherent statement, the Occupy movement suffers.

That one Marine brings up a good point. It nice to know are children can look forward to be in debt their whole life. Why does our society have it set up to where our young adults are 10 to 40 thousand dollars in debt before they even start their career? Then you tell your kids work real hard to get ahead where you work. Except the problem is wages are going backwards and all the prices on everything keeps going up. Of course that is for the people with jobs. Then you tell them don't worry young man/lady we will vote for so and so and they will clean everything up. Mean while they are being bought by big time corporations to keep things the same or rig it more so they can get even richer. While raising their prices on everything. Then we say well we will vote them out and vote somebody else in just so they CAN DO THE SAME THING! Does this explain why they are on Wall Street?

Mettallion, I have to say thank you because I have not seen one other person be able to explain why they are there. These two men, had legitimate reason and legitimate arguments. Thank you, the first that made sense.

I might be mistaken but I thought freedom of speech and to peacefully assemble is covered under our constitution and everyone who has served their country has taken this oath: "I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;" - seems pretty clear to me they are still doing their duty.