In class a couple of weeks ago we watched and talked about the YouTube video of a young woman that had been shot and was dying. The footage was very graphic and somewhat disturbing, but it did carry with it a very strong message that was important to a movement that was going on. The woman had, in essence, become a martyr for a cause. Her death was visible to the whole world, and people were able to make comments and state their feelings. Revolutions in the future may not be in the streets, they will be on the internet.
Media and commentary sources such as YouTube are a self-contained revolution. They can bring knowledge and information to the masses through videos, and then these same people that just watched the video can comment about it. This is a very effective means of getting information to people that would not have been able to receive it even a few years ago. Television stations usually do not show footage that would be very controversial or have a very strong reaction to it. The masses can now learn about injustices in the world by just looking on the internet, and a movement can be created with the click of a mouse. Ideas can be freely discussed and shared in a non-violent manner, and I feel we are all better for this fact.
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