Margaret Mead makes the argument that real change comes
from the ground up, not the top down. The public--people--outnumber the government
representatives we send to Washington to do our bidding. If and when something is
considered important enough to fight for, we stand up, make ourselves heard, and effect
change. We do this with petitions, lobbyists, marches, strikes, and organizations like
the Tea Party.
The way to make these changes, and to make
them stick, is to be thoughtful, intelligent, calm, and committed. Violence never makes
permanent change. People only listen to those who are armed with intelligent,
well-thought-out, and professional argurments backed with convincing evidence. Mead's
third point targets being committed. The people can not make a stand only once and
expect change to miraculously occur. They must be committed, sometimes over months and
even years to get the change they seek.
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