When people in many of the world's leading economies are joining OWS, where are the people of India and China?

While the protests against the crooked financial system spread worldwide, people from two countries are noticeably absent- India and China. While the Chinese can fear a reprisal from the government, the Indian public which has benefited significantly from the outsourcing of jobs in the West has kept noticeably silent. The protests are one aspect of the U.S. that the Indians have not copied. While Anna Hazare's protests against corruption gathered widespread support, the protest against inequality has not.

Wall Street protests go global - The Irish Times - Sat, Oct 15, 2011: "Demonstrators worldwide shouted their rage today against bankers and politicians they accuse of ruining economies and condemning millions to hardship through greed and bad government.

Galvanized by the Occupy Wall Street movement, the protests began in New Zealand, rippled round the world to Europe and were expected to return to their starting point in New York.

Most rallies were however small and barely held up traffic. The biggest anticipated was in Rome, where organisers said they believed 100,000 would take part.

"At the global level, we can't carry on any more with public debt that wasn't created by us but by thieving governments, corrupt banks and speculators who don't give a damn about us," said Nicla Crippa (49) who wore a T-shirt saying "enough" as she arrived at the Rome protest."

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