Currently, when you think of being an American, chances are
good you think about the inequalities running rampant through our aged,
non-progressive system. You have to fight to be heard. The battle to actually
change the system is staggering. Yet, post Occupy Wall Street, the younger
generation is mixing old rights with new technology to exact the changes they
want to see. How successful are they? The war is young…but tempered with young
hearts and ideology, it is far from over.
Utilizing social media is not new for the millennial generation.
This "new" technology has been around since their birth, they're
growing up with social media as part of their every day, where they share
everything from memes to what they're having for breakfast.
Ideas are also being shared. Important ideas such as how the
government is unfair to certain races and how big-money owns what policies get
passed into law. The influence of these individuals over social media is strong
enough, their voices loud enough, that they forced gay marriage to become a
reality.
Think about that for a moment.
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has set up at least two protests already. Today, on the steps of the White
House, 400 people out of a five-thousand man protest were hauled to jail. The
protest was about repealing Citizen's United, the law which allows corporations
to donate money to political campaigns as a citizen instead of as a company. TYT
(The Young Turks) provided a livestream from their Facebook page,
which showed not only peaceful protesters, but also calm police.
Unsurprisingly, none of the major media brands were there to broadcast this
obviously big story.
Why is it a big deal if major media brands weren't there?
Essentially, they gave the story to young people, to propagate its meaning
however they want. If major media plans to ignore these types of stories, they
are giving power to those who will cover them. Which is fine, for now. The
longer they refuse to acknowledge the presence of new information dealers- who
are going to become the source of information for an ever-growing portion of
the nation- the harder it will be to come back up when the scales tip away from
their favor.
America's "normal people" are rising. They demand,
in loud and clear voices, fairness and a right to live by standards people
living in a country considered a superpower should be able to live. And sure,
there's some entitlement there. Overwhelmingly, that entitlement is proving to
be less geared towards the individual as it is towards the rights and fairness
to all.
God bless America, stay strong out there.
James
Neal is the author of three stories:
Of Blood and Blade; a
dark fantasy novel on Amazon
Paints the Invisible Eye;
a dark fantasy novella on Amazon &
Divine Right (linked to
Smashwords); a free fantasy short story available on Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes
and Noble, iTunes, and other digital bookstores.
The
Blacksmith's Reaper: a FREE fantasy short soon to be released
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