The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Just Streamed and Sponsored by Bank of America

(New Yok) Poet Gill Scott-Heron was right when he famously stated: “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”

Gil Scott Heron on the album cover of "The Revolution Will Not be Televised"

Gil sits back and waits for the future. "some day, there will be this thing called "the Internet..."

What he didn’t know was it would be streamed throughout the world.

And sponsored by Bank of America?

A rag-tag coalitions of radicals have converged on Wall Street, promising to camp out for two weeks.

Occupy Wall Street

Taking the Bull By the Horns

Wall Street bull statue's balls

Or is it by the balls?

Their demands that are not entirely clear, but seems to involve limiting the influence of financial giants from dominating elections and destroying the economy.

The plan was set in motion by a group called Adbusters, “culture jammers” that try to counter mainstream media.

Adbusters Magazine

The whole thing is streaming live on the “Global Revolution” channel of the webcast service livestream.

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Livestream - Bringing you dirty hippies 24/7

Which is supported by ads.

One of which is an ad for Bank of America.

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Bank of America: Part of The Revolution?

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One Response to The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Just Streamed and Sponsored by Bank of America

  1. firepower says:

    “There comes a time in the affairs of a man when he has to take the bull by the tail and face the situation. ” -WC Fields.

    I got laid off by BofA& it was brutal. Much more in the pipeline.

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