Its the great paradox of collective action that the kinds of people who feel compelled to go out and try to engage with the public are the kinds of people I wouldnt want to collaborate with. I...
Its the great paradox of collective action that the kinds of people who feel compelled to go out and try to engage with the public are the kinds of people I wouldnt want to collaborate with.
To make this concrete for a moment: an afternoon of collecting food from businesses that would have thrown it away and serving it to hungry people and people who are tired of working to pay for food—that is good political action, but only if you enjoy it.
I volunteer at a place that does this in my town. And when I go to help out, theyre just happy to have me there. No one makes demands of me or tries to force discourse on stuff I dont care about or tries to influence my opinions. Thats why Im happy to go there and help out.
But on the other hand, there are a number of issues where I dont know of any groups that are engaging in direct action. And ironically if there were advocates out in the streets raising awareness of their group, that would probably put me off of wanting to join them.
Its the great paradox of collective action that the kinds of people who feel compelled to go out and try to engage with the public are the kinds of people I wouldnt want to collaborate with.
I volunteer at a place that does this in my town. And when I go to help out, theyre just happy to have me there. No one makes demands of me or tries to force discourse on stuff I dont care about or tries to influence my opinions. Thats why Im happy to go there and help out.
But on the other hand, there are a number of issues where I dont know of any groups that are engaging in direct action. And ironically if there were advocates out in the streets raising awareness of their group, that would probably put me off of wanting to join them.