Every generation is galvanized by serious injustices. But, it
feels like we're far less effective at turning that anger into change; though maybe that's always how it feels at the time.
I'm almost sure I once saw a quote from Bill Clinton's press secretary that said something like "We knew that if we could survive the first 5 days of a bad story, it would get dropped."
That perspective solidified for me during the Occupy Movement. Granted, it lasted much longer than 5 days, but ultimately, what of it? The FBI didn't investigate the bankers, it investigated the protesters.
You see it with Flint. You see it with Climate Change.
I've always been politically apathetic. Moreso as a foreigner where I recognize that living in a foreign country is a privilege, not a right. Plus I'm a cynical person (not a healthy habit). Which means that whenever I hear about "boycotts", or "writing to your representative", or "held criminally responsible", or "..." I always think two things. First, that people are naïve, and second, what's it going to take to drive people to take un-ignorable action?
Brave New World.
I'm almost sure I once saw a quote from Bill Clinton's press secretary that said something like "We knew that if we could survive the first 5 days of a bad story, it would get dropped."
That perspective solidified for me during the Occupy Movement. Granted, it lasted much longer than 5 days, but ultimately, what of it? The FBI didn't investigate the bankers, it investigated the protesters.
You see it with Flint. You see it with Climate Change.
I've always been politically apathetic. Moreso as a foreigner where I recognize that living in a foreign country is a privilege, not a right. Plus I'm a cynical person (not a healthy habit). Which means that whenever I hear about "boycotts", or "writing to your representative", or "held criminally responsible", or "..." I always think two things. First, that people are naïve, and second, what's it going to take to drive people to take un-ignorable action?
Brave New World.