much more got done in the PAST
dont get me wrong, I dont agree with every protest or every boycott, but I am just as glad that such solutions are available to us
protests and boycotts and those many ways citizens were able to utlize collective power should never have been 'the past' but should have continued just as regularly as being armed has,,,
the downside is that the instant media and net have really dumbed down logic and the ability to discern between opinions and actions that are individual, personal, and of little impact, from issues that are actually far reaching in their impact
for instance, many would protest if a fellow student called someone fat,,though thats just one powerless individual with an opinion
however, if that person is a professor at a school where its repeatedly shown that fat peoples grievances are repeatedly ignored,, thats a much more far reaching and impactful situation that warrants highlighting and stigmatizing for change,,,
that being said,,,
my hope is that more young people will learn to voice grievances, its their future that our current decisions will affect,,,,and they are the ones that will be taking over from us one day
my hope is these more peaceful and useful tools will replace much of the violence, and killing, and even suicide
giving people a voice is liberating and uniting and people achieve quite a bit when working as a unit towards goals,,,,,
Edited by
msharmony
on Tue 11/24/15 12:01 AM