Protests Move From the Streets To YouTube

Posted by kdawson on Monday March 26, 2007 @09:33PM from the getting-word-out-of-the-Phillipines dept.

weighn writes "One factor driving the move of political statements to YouTube, and away from old-style street protest, is that on the Internet the chances of being personally associated with a protest are lower. Mounting your political message online is also safer in countries where taking part in a protest can result in your death or injury at the hands of your country's army. We've seen how street protests and online polls alike are being shunted aside and ignored. What is the future for the common person who yearns to be heard?"

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Evolution of Protest by superbrose · 2007-03-26 21:48 · Score: 4, Informative

If you are living in Germany you can actually hire a protestor to do the dirty work for you - in case online protesting isn't your thing and you don't want to be there yourself, for whatever reason.