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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
I've been saying this for years.
No one cares anymore, not like they used to. And if they do, it doesn’t appear that way. In the past, huge social movements have caught politicians’ attention and have helped to shape history. Those who are higher up can’t hear us if we don’t speak up. Politicians can only understand the people when they hear the people. It seems as if no one wants to be heard, except by their neighbors and friends who listen to them complain over commercials during the Sunday afternoon football game.
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What constitutes a "social movement" changes with time and should be based on the contexts. People are stuck in what worked during the Civil Rights Movement or the war protests of the 60's. Those were different times and called for different measures.
A lot people want to rally or march but don't understand that rallying and marching doesn't constitute a social movement the way that it used to. If people just want to be visible and have a gigantic fish fry, such gatherings work. If people want to work toward a common longterm goal, we need to rally people behind the cause and not literally hold a rally.
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