Thursday, February 17, 2011

Apparatus of Revolutions - Robert Quigley

Revolutions have been occurring throughout history in many countries throughout the world.  Revolutions are used to gain freedom or a change in government.  The Thirteen Colonies of America used a revolution to gain their independence from England.  Revolutions throughout the years have changed with the increase in technology and communication.  A current revolution that is happening today is in Egypt.  The Egyptian revolution is taking place now because the Egyptian president has been in power for thirty years.  The citizens are getting sick of him and want to change to a democracy so that they can have the right to vote for a leader that they want.  In doing this there are many riots taking place in Egypt today.  Although the colonies and Egypt have the same goal; freedom or a change in government, their revolutions are different.  The strategies, technologies, and protesters are different now than they were during the 18th century.  Technology and the ability to communicate with people has grown immensely since the time of the American Revolution.  Tools like facebook, twitter, and youtube create a social network that enables crowds to gather at an instant.  In doing this the protestors are able to gain support much quicker and have a greater effect.  This communication enables huge groups of the population throughout any given country to protest at command.  In doing this I feel that revolutions today have a greater effect because of all the options the protesters can use to get their points across.  This method also helps them to get international support or sympathy instantly.  

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