I'd be interested what our collective experiences, or maybe just viewpoints of how to do this are?
I've been against the often unnecessary exercising of strategic authority all my life.
From challenging teachers at school that I thought were incompetent, to challenging medical practitioners that I thought were incompetent and covering their own tracks.
Bar the odd exception, If I don't think authority is right about something, I'll be the first to challenge it.
With regards to power, I'm always happy to speak (or type!) against it, including the establishment, but I haven't actually protested or anything like that, which makes me too accepting of the status quo I guess
As for the media, I've known it as being owned by vested Corporate interests, yes.
When done correctly, (a rare occurrence), it can play a small part in challenging authority.
Nowadays, it seems only left-wing papers like The Mirror, Guardian, or the odd-piece elsewhere, want to execute hatchet jobs on the Establishment, (which includes The Royal family).
The right wing print press, are too busy licking the arse crack of lame-duck Prime Ministers.
Overall.... a needed function of our somewhat weak democracy I suppose, even though 95 per cent of the print press is absolutely non-readable to me.
This is a thread to share experiences, where you've stood up for what you believe in, (cyber-keyboarding doesn't really count for these purposes, although this doesn't detract from the power of social media and internet ).
This could be anything from a debate in a public arena, lecture theatre, to a full-on rebellion outside parliament.
This doesn't have to be an objective documentation of what you did, as this type of behaviour is positively biased towards the individuals viewpoints and so a lot more subjective.
I'm sure there's Corbynesque characters lurking on here?!!!
Share if you can please.
I've been against the often unnecessary exercising of strategic authority all my life.
From challenging teachers at school that I thought were incompetent, to challenging medical practitioners that I thought were incompetent and covering their own tracks.
Bar the odd exception, If I don't think authority is right about something, I'll be the first to challenge it.
With regards to power, I'm always happy to speak (or type!) against it, including the establishment, but I haven't actually protested or anything like that, which makes me too accepting of the status quo I guess
As for the media, I've known it as being owned by vested Corporate interests, yes.
When done correctly, (a rare occurrence), it can play a small part in challenging authority.
Nowadays, it seems only left-wing papers like The Mirror, Guardian, or the odd-piece elsewhere, want to execute hatchet jobs on the Establishment, (which includes The Royal family).
The right wing print press, are too busy licking the arse crack of lame-duck Prime Ministers.
Overall.... a needed function of our somewhat weak democracy I suppose, even though 95 per cent of the print press is absolutely non-readable to me.
This is a thread to share experiences, where you've stood up for what you believe in, (cyber-keyboarding doesn't really count for these purposes, although this doesn't detract from the power of social media and internet ).
This could be anything from a debate in a public arena, lecture theatre, to a full-on rebellion outside parliament.
This doesn't have to be an objective documentation of what you did, as this type of behaviour is positively biased towards the individuals viewpoints and so a lot more subjective.
I'm sure there's Corbynesque characters lurking on here?!!!
Share if you can please.
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