FA poll: Occupy Wall Street

We got a mixed response to our latest poll, in which we asked readers to let us know what they think about the protesters camped out in lower Manhattan since last month.

Close to half reckoned the occupiers are a confused bunch “I don’t understand what they want and I’m not sure they do”, while almost a third reckoned they are drawing attention to an important problem “They’re shining a light on America’s failed politicaleconomic order”.

On a recent visit to New York, I stopped by Zuccotti Park to bump fists,...