Has there, at all in modern history, been a single case of political power shift toward the masses?
Forgive what’s probably an ignorant account of history, but revolution seemed more possible prior to the innovations we’ve had regarding information distribution efficiency. In the past, you could rally support for a movement as fast as — if not faster than — oppressive alternatives to the movement. You could ride on horseback from village to village, informing masses of people that massive change was bound, garnering support and strengthening the cause. A real grassroots movement.
What’s the equivalent in modern times? Short of military intervention, or revolt burning everything to the ground, or some other disaster that otherwise dismantles current power structures against its will… how do you, in modern times, contend the fact that information is controlled so efficiently by the powers that be?
Has there, at all in modern history, been a single case of political power shift toward the masses?
Forgive what’s probably an ignorant account of history, but revolution seemed more possible prior to the innovations we’ve had regarding information distribution efficiency. In the past, you could rally support for a movement as fast as — if not faster than — oppressive alternatives to the movement. You could ride on horseback from village to village, informing masses of people that massive change was bound, garnering support and strengthening the cause. A real grassroots movement.
What’s the equivalent in modern times? Short of military intervention, or revolt burning everything to the ground, or some other disaster that otherwise dismantles current power structures against its will… how do you, in modern times, contend the fact that information is controlled so efficiently by the powers that be?