I think the biggest thing that has changed for me in the way I view a protest is what a protest is When I first entered into this class I didn't think that there were so many protests going on in the world. I come from a pretty small town and have been in Austin in only a year and my view of a protests was the picketers that protested their wages. This class has opened up my eyes to alot of individuals struggles that I did not know was going on in the world. To me it will really make me look different at certain groups. I know look at handout and fliers in a different way becuase I realize that they are most likely trying to get a message out and a majority of the time it is in hopes to have change instituted.
Protests in my mind have changed from being a huge gathering to something that could include just one person that is trying to make change. A protest to be effective has to just change the view points of the people in charge. This process can start small by affecting one person at a time. However, throughout the protest in order for it to be successful it has to grow and gets its message out. I think some of the most effective protests are the ones that don't neccesarily feel like a protest and it feels more like they are just sharing facts with the group. The types of protest in my opinion are more effective due to the fact that they do not push a person to change and allow for them to make their own decision.
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Yea i definitely agree with you about not realizing how protests seep into our daily lives. The next time someone tries to hand something to me on the drag, instead of thinking they're some nut job, i'll think they're a protester, or maybe even a nut job protester. Either way, i probably still wouldn't take whatever they're trying to give me.
I think the most interesting point you made was that sometimes the most effective protests are the ones that don't seem like protests at all. Sometimes its breaking conventions and using new rhetoric that is the best route.
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