received an e-mail from a friend about a virtual protest for climate change and I just don't understand how someone could/ or why someone would organize a virtual protest when you could organize a real one. How will a virtual march create impact? I mean, how can it have an impact if no one is seeing it in its entirety?
When people get off their asses and move their physical weight around on the streets, cops get nervous, politicians see it, and people see it....the effects of a mass of people is just as integral to the march as the amount of people marching. Can a virtual march create a ripple that's similar to real, physical mass- a mass of people moving in the streets? The people participating can't even see who else is joining them! Someone please respond- what do you think of this idea?
I put the link below if anyone wants to check it out and give some commentary. Of course I'm not a complete asshole so please sign-up for the protest if you're inclined.
When people get off their asses and move their physical weight around on the streets, cops get nervous, politicians see it, and people see it....the effects of a mass of people is just as integral to the march as the amount of people marching. Can a virtual march create a ripple that's similar to real, physical mass- a mass of people moving in the streets? The people participating can't even see who else is joining them! Someone please respond- what do you think of this idea?
I put the link below if anyone wants to check it out and give some commentary. Of course I'm not a complete asshole so please sign-up for the protest if you're inclined.
Virtual March for Climate Change
-Eric
3 comments:
Dear Eric,
Does it really matter at all how many people march, virtually or physically, in Sri Lanka? I mean, yeah, it makes us all fell better when we see a lot of people in the streets, but how will it affect any change in the policies that are in effect?
Eric and "Google/Blogger"
It may be that current presidents (of certain nations) have no pressing reason to listen to these marchers, but perhaps someone will and gets inspired to do research, write more, ... add to the accumulating knowledge about global warming, and slowly effect change. How do you think the latest science conference was able to produce such a unanimous statement about what is going on? Do you think this statement will help effect change?
Anonymous said...
Eric and other posters,
It seems logical that this march will have an effect, but the pace of that effect will be slower then that of an actual march. But then maybe since a virtual march can last longer then a days time, the effect will be determined by accumulation- acquiring more signatures, writing articles, researching, and generally creating a discourse. Though there's no way around it, it's a passive process.
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