Methods of a Revolution - Lawrence Chan

The apparatus of revolutionaries today is social networking. Demonstrators voice their discontent about their government, their lack of jobs, their quality of life, their human rights, and their freedoms over the internet. They do this via twitter, texting, and emailing. Demonstrators are able to organize their rallies on a moments notice through electronic messaging. In comparison to revolutionaries of the past the, todays revolutions can organize and begin in a matter of days. In Egypt rioters were able to communicate over facebook and other blog like websites to share their experiences and feelings about the revolt. They spread different methods of striking and protecting them selves against the enforcers. In previous times, governments regulated all forms of propaganda and news that the people would see and respond to. People did not have the option of publicly expressing their views of the government especially if it was negative and called for revolutions. The Methods of revolutionaries today have become increasing effective and will lead to many changes in the people's control of the government.