In class today, we discussed the fact that most protests have to be violent to get media attention. When looking at past non-violent protests, I realized that the only ones that got attention were protests that were done over 50 years ago. Today, our protests consist of bombings, mass murder, self-mutilation, and damage to property. These drastic protests always lead to immense media coverage, which then encourages others to protest in violent ways to get the attention that they want. When looking at the website that I attached, my favorite non-violent protest which was done by Rosa Parks got so much attention from the public because of the social norms that she was breaking. But its hard to imagine our culture today giving any attention to the non-violent protests that are occurring today. The mass coverage of violent protests and attacks seems to be making our culture numb to the fact that this violence is actually harming people.
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