There are primarily two factors behind the current spike in people's mobilization. One is the level of crisis that people around the world are facing, economically and environmentally. Second is the Internet, through which movements have been able to communicate and unite to a degree that is historically unprecedented. Some of the qualitative changes are, now there are people organized across many sectors that have never chosen to step out into the popular movement before.
Toward Freedom
Grassroots Power and Non-Market Economies
There are primarily two factors behind the current spike in people's mobilization. One is the level of crisis that people around the world are facing, economically and environmentally. Second is the Internet, through which movements have been able to communicate and unite to a degree that is historically unprecedented. Some of the qualitative changes are, now there are people organized across many sectors that have never chosen to step out into the popular movement before. |
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