Fascism appeals to people's ideals of nationalism, ethnicity, and/or race

Why did Occupy Wall Street protesters take to direct protest?

A) Violent protest had already been attempted B) The movement could not compete with the financial and political resources of Wall Street. C) Direct protest seemed a more powerful gesture. D) The financial and political resources of Wall Street made action through social media negligible.

According to Freedom House,

a. most of the world’s population is not free. b. the number of free countries in the world has remained about the same in the last 30 years. c. freedom has been in decline for the last 30 years. d. the number of countries that are not free is increasing. e. the number of free countries has increased in the last few decades.