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It's more of a "Amusing Ourselves to Death" feeling about the protests and knowledge of under-handed practices that permiates from conversations and newsreporting, rather than a gruffy sense that we are docile, per say. The fact that doumentation of ill-practice has so easily slipped into high profile entertainment (books like No Logo and Fast Food Nation, and Michael Moore - love him or hate him - is a success as a film maker, but how many people walk away changed compared to how many people walk away talking about the subject matter before getting on with their lifes as they were). Also there was a real sadness about the march against the war in London, where large numbers of people I spoke with were either complaining about 'damned students protesting about what they don't know about' and 'well I just came along to see what it would be like'. There was one moment where the protest obviously became a bit too much of a genuine protest for the police's liking, and they moved in swifly hearding large groups of people away from the US embassey.
Sorry if not so clear, I'm still doing some reading around this idea, and so far everything seems to come across as though we are being herded about, told that bad things are happening, and given only enough space to demonstate our displeasue, but not enough freedom to actually do anything active about it (the war still happened).
Also as for voting apathy, do we think that not voting as a protest (and a right) is effective, or is spoiling ballots the only way to show this? Is there a correct way to spoil a ballot as protest and not as just anarchic spoiling? |
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