Analysis: The Global Chat

The Global Chat History proves that when you undertake a revolutionary stance against the social norms of the things as they are, violence usually is close behind. Whether it is a sit-in at a white only lunch counter, or a protest against a corrupt government there is always something being flamed through social media. It lights up like Christmas with all the news and rumors of the latest undertaking. Albeit there was no Twitter or Facebook when the students defied the social norms and demanded to be treated fairly as they sat at the lunch counter at Woolworths. That was all word of mouth through a construct of close relationships. That is social media, old school. It was a time of change, but most importantly, it was a time of fear and uncertainty. …show more content…
We enthusiastically embrace the new technologies at our fingertips, but social activism carried about in a much different way historically. As the past shows, it is mainly fed by the people we are closest to and the ties that bind us as a community. I hold that we are not discussing or eluding to our Facebook friends, or Twitter followers; but real live people. The majority of the acquaintances we interact with on an almost hourly basis are not the type of people we would or should actively participate with in protest, a sit-in or any kind of potentially dangerous situation. That’s what social Activism is all about, upending the status …show more content…
You can add to the mix the telephone, telegraph and even our smartphones and computers, respectively. So when the governments think the social revolution has gone a bit too far for their liking, it’s time to push back. Cut the communication normalcy ties that people depend on, such as books in libraries, phone lines and newspapers and TV stations to separate the people from each other. If that was the solution, then why throughout history have people have depended upon, limited groups of close knit relationships? These groups of people joined together to share news and band together to get the tough jobs done. I’m sorry but Facebook friends are a far cry from this kind of solidarity, while a sterling friend on Facebook has the best of intentions; primarily they just doesn’t want to get their hands dirty. Hence, nothing too complicated, or perish the thought, inconvenient. But that’s ok, it is what it is. There is safety in numbers, a good place to hide from the scary, dangerous real world. The reality of social activism in the real world and the social cliques in a Facebook group they are truly worlds