Transferring online activism into real-life participation efforts; does it tone down ones views? - Politics Forum.org | PoFo

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By going to a demonstration and seeing actual human emotions and wiles (ie, the human element) attached to what was just an ideological framework online; does it help one realize there is a difference between an ideal and the efforts required to encourage such principles as restructuring elements of power.
As sung in a rolling stones song "I went to a demonstration and all i got was my fair share of abuse" to which i interpret the lyric as not necessarily being abuse from the outside but from forces within the demonstration; while some may forever take that solidarity and recollect on it fondly, others will likely, at seeing the sheer scope of the struggle, form more centrist positions.
being abused verbally online is different than verbal abuse in the real world....
will some of the americans who stormed the white house cool down after having had that experience (perhaps it was more intense than they would have hoped and would prefer a quiet comfortable existence, or perhaps the energy of the people they saw there was not quite as appealing as they had assumed it would be, was it a fraternity or was it a mass unit of control-hungry individuals?)
Also, things like communes and such in the past, the die-hards will forever be proud of those moments, but some of the participants grow up and grow away from such firm ideological presumptions.
All in all, i think the governments of the world have got a pretty good hold on nipping these kinds of things in the bud, for good or ill. What are your thoughts; is solidarity and conviction easier in the online realm where one is sheltered and safe? Does bringing ideological belief into the pursuits of the real world force readjustment of assumptions?

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