Gustave Le Bon : Occupy Wall Streeters say they are the 99 percent , as opposed to the wealthy . Protest : Protest is part of tradition started in the 1960s to take streets away from elites . Harsh police tactics softened as Reiss made martyrs of victims , he says . Reiss says movement has spread , started a public debate and forced media to report on it .
Matthias Reiss : Occupy Wall Streeters say they are the 99 % , as opposed to the wealthy . Reiss : Protest is part of tradition started in 18th century to take streets away from elites . Harsh police tactics softened as Civil Rights movement made martyrs of victims , he says . Reiss says movement has spread , started a public debate and forced media to report on it .