Questioning
the meaning of activism, I discovered Permanent Culture Now, a website that
cultivates an environment for critical thinking and promoting societal change.
While currently undergoing some minor changes, this website contains a great
article on the definition and implications of activism.
Perhaps
one of the most important lessons I learned from reading this article is the
fact that we should be careful about adhering to simply one mental framework.
As activists, we simply cannot be blind to propaganda. Rather, we must think
critically and challenge the social structures that surround us.
In
particular, the article discusses activism for American capitalism. It’s preposterous
to think that the top 1% of American earner’s income is exponentially increasing,
while the rest of us are fail to enjoy any real increase of wages. We’ve become
more productive, work longer hours, yet American wages have been stagnant since
the 1970s. This is a great example of activism at work that impacts the
majority of society.
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