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What does it mean to protest in the 21st Century
In the past there have been leaders to direct the ebb and flow of protest messages such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Norma Rae - to name a few - who stood for empowerment for women and ethnic groups, and opposed war and animal cruelty.
Currently, the pendulum has swung in the direction of confusion - protest confusion. When the Occupy Wall Street movement began on Sept 17, 2011, the protest movement was in full bloom, capturing the eyes of the nation. The people had spoken, and they made a mess of it. Incoherent messages about banks, the 1%, and government, had no collective foundation, no strategy, and no substantial goals. It was a fantastic movement which soon became a fantastic joke. It allowed for freedom of speech, but free speech without direction is simply noise, a theory that was displayed through Protest Modern Art on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Downtown L.A. Artwalk, where Occupy chalk artists scrolled various messages about the problems and frustrations of government on stores and sidewalks.
The 21st century has now stepped into a split reality: unconscious and conscious. The unconscious is the reality that is more concerned with distractions like reality shows, TMZ, the latest gadgets and fashion. The conscious is a little different, they understand superficial things, but do not let it enrapture their lives. It's about focus and enlightenment of worldly surroundings.
With a split reality comes a world divide. There are no leaders that speak for people, no one is stepping out of the line to bring forth insight, no one is concerned with listening to different opinions and different politcal issues.
What does this mean to protest in the 21st Century? Well... it means that the unconscious reality will rule the world.
Currently, the pendulum has swung in the direction of confusion - protest confusion. When the Occupy Wall Street movement began on Sept 17, 2011, the protest movement was in full bloom, capturing the eyes of the nation. The people had spoken, and they made a mess of it. Incoherent messages about banks, the 1%, and government, had no collective foundation, no strategy, and no substantial goals. It was a fantastic movement which soon became a fantastic joke. It allowed for freedom of speech, but free speech without direction is simply noise, a theory that was displayed through Protest Modern Art on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Downtown L.A. Artwalk, where Occupy chalk artists scrolled various messages about the problems and frustrations of government on stores and sidewalks.
The 21st century has now stepped into a split reality: unconscious and conscious. The unconscious is the reality that is more concerned with distractions like reality shows, TMZ, the latest gadgets and fashion. The conscious is a little different, they understand superficial things, but do not let it enrapture their lives. It's about focus and enlightenment of worldly surroundings.
With a split reality comes a world divide. There are no leaders that speak for people, no one is stepping out of the line to bring forth insight, no one is concerned with listening to different opinions and different politcal issues.
What does this mean to protest in the 21st Century? Well... it means that the unconscious reality will rule the world.
What does it mean to protest in the 21st Century
In the past there have been leaders to direct the ebb and flow of protest messages such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Norma Rae - to name a few - who stood for empowerment for women and ethnic groups, and opposed war and animal cruelty.
Currently, the pendulum has swung in the direction of confusion - protest confusion. When the Occupy Wall Street movement began on Sept 17, 2011, the protest movement was in full bloom, capturing the eyes of the nation. The people had spoken, and they made a mess of it. Incoherent messages about banks, the 1%, and government, had no collective foundation, no strategy, and no substantial goals. It was a fantastic movement which soon became a fantastic joke. It allowed for freedom of speech, but free speech without direction is simply noise, a theory that was displayed through Protest Modern Art on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Downtown L.A. Artwalk, where Occupy chalk artists scrolled various messages about the problems and frustrations of government on stores and sidewalks.
The 21st century has now stepped into a split reality: unconscious and conscious. The unconscious is the reality that is more concerned with distractions like reality shows, TMZ, the latest gadgets and fashion. The conscious is a little different, they understand superficial things, but do not let it enrapture their lives. It's about focus and enlightenment of worldly surroundings.
With a split reality comes a world divide. There are no leaders that speak for people, no one is stepping out of the line to bring forth insight, no one is concerned with listening to different opinions and different politcal issues.
What does this mean to protest in the 21st Century? Well... it means that the unconscious reality will rule the world.
Currently, the pendulum has swung in the direction of confusion - protest confusion. When the Occupy Wall Street movement began on Sept 17, 2011, the protest movement was in full bloom, capturing the eyes of the nation. The people had spoken, and they made a mess of it. Incoherent messages about banks, the 1%, and government, had no collective foundation, no strategy, and no substantial goals. It was a fantastic movement which soon became a fantastic joke. It allowed for freedom of speech, but free speech without direction is simply noise, a theory that was displayed through Protest Modern Art on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Downtown L.A. Artwalk, where Occupy chalk artists scrolled various messages about the problems and frustrations of government on stores and sidewalks.
The 21st century has now stepped into a split reality: unconscious and conscious. The unconscious is the reality that is more concerned with distractions like reality shows, TMZ, the latest gadgets and fashion. The conscious is a little different, they understand superficial things, but do not let it enrapture their lives. It's about focus and enlightenment of worldly surroundings.
With a split reality comes a world divide. There are no leaders that speak for people, no one is stepping out of the line to bring forth insight, no one is concerned with listening to different opinions and different politcal issues.
What does this mean to protest in the 21st Century? Well... it means that the unconscious reality will rule the world.
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