Photos demonstating differences in the 2008 recession and the Great depression.

When finding the photos for this task i decided to find photos that displayed how people dealt with the recession differently depending on the period. The contrast is that the many protests during the 2008 recession in the US blamed the government and 'the system' directly whereas in the 1930s it was people appealing to the government, asking for assistance instead of calling out their errors like today. The top photo was taken in 2008 in New York and the bottom in the 1930s, also in New York.

Both photos demonstrate. to me, the exact difference in how the approach to solving economic distress has changed. The bottom photo shows the front to some form of establishment reading 'Don't Argue', even if it's highly ironic in this photo it sum up well the predominantly peaceful and conformative process protest went through. In 2008, as demonstrated by the top photo, the finger pointed at the government or the '1%' and aimed to change the hyper-capitalisation of America at its roots, from its base mindset.