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11-23-2006, 07:49 PM
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Curdis is right,
Amnesty gets huge results, as do organisations like MSF, The Stephen Lewis Foundation, and any number of others I could think of.
I too have done my share of participating in demonstrations, rallies, vigils... you name it. I suspect the only thing it ever truly achieved was giving me a sense of community with fellow travelers.
Similarly, I've done my share of rebelling against authority figures. But that does even less than being a part of legitimate public protest.
It is far, far more effective to become involved in a dedicated organisation like Amnesty. Equally, shareholder activism can have a significant impact.
This isn't Haight and Ashbury circa 1967 anymore, and you can't fight the system with the same old methods.... Doing so is like trying to defeat an entire invading army equipped with all the latest technology while holding nothing in your hands but a slingshot.
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