Wednesday, Sept 28

The first article I read today caught my attention because of the first paragraph where it introduced examples of a few countries that have citizens in them rebelling for one reason or another. Now I don't know if I just haven't paid good enough attention to the news over the course of my life or if this is all starting to happen within the past couple of years, but it seems like unhappy people are starting to rebel all over the world, for varying reasons. I think that the reporter who wrote this article did a fantastic job because every question that I had while reading the article was answered. Some of the things I found really interesting about this article, besides how it was written, were the facts and information in it. For example, one individual explained that she feels voting in her country is worthless and that is why she, along with many others, is trying to give more power to the people. It seems as if the protesters are frustrated with their governments for different reasons (corruption, lack of affordable housing, lack of jobs, etc) and that they all feel that their votes don't matter. I have gone through phases where I feel like even if I vote in an election, whether it be a town one, state one, or presidential one, it won't make a difference but now that I understand exactly how our government and elections work, I realize that in some ways our votes do matter. The last point I want to talk about from this article is the internet! I had never thought of this before but the reporter mentioned how because of the internet, people all over the world are able to connect with one another all day, any day. What this means is that this allows for people with common goals, grievances, interests, etc. can all band together via the internet and coordinate protests, rallies, and what not. It seems like the internet is helping the rebels and protesters in the cases I've been reading about.