SOA 1061st Edition Lecture 35 Outline of Last Lecture I. This What Democracy Looks LikeOutline of Current Lecture II. Reactions to the FilmCurrent LectureReactions to The Film● Today we celebrate Dorothy Day, Cesar Chavez, and Martin Luther King Jr, but all of themwere outlaws○ sometimes it is required for change● Movie took away ‘rights” and made it seem more like our “rights” are just privileges● We have the right to freely assemble as long as you are weak● The movie is biased and the biased is almost always towards the powerful○ normally do not side with the protesters● No one really wants to take the side of the police in this film● We do not kick everyone out of football games because a fight broke out, but one person breaks a window and the whole protest gets shut down.● We make excuses for protesters across the world but when our people protest they are gassed.● We are told we have rights but when we act on these rights they are taken away from us● Commitment from everyday life keeps people from protesting● Social movement threatens to unravel our social construct● Public officials do not come out saying our people are american citizens and have a right to protest● February 15, 2003 was the largest protest in history, prior to Iraq War.○ people all around the world protested to prevent the
View Full Document
Unlocking...