Every since Mr. Donald Trump has become President-elect, there have been protests across the country. Shouts of #NotMyPresident have been heard in over 25 cities. Professional protesters appear to be mixed in with regular, everyday people… all of whom have a visceral type of anger directed at the 45th President of the United States. Many people have decided to do the now-standard method of blocking major roads and highways. These people appear to primarily be adults. There are, however, some very young people in the mix who are very active in protest.
On Monday, November 14th, 2016, high-school students across the country staged walk outs in protest of Donald Trump. Hundreds of kids have been spotted at various schools from coast to coast, walking in the roadways away from their schools. Most, if not all, of these kids are not even old enough to vote. So why the protest? It could be form of groupthink. “Everyone else is doing it, so why not me?” In a world dominated by social media and snap judgement, anything that appears to be an attractive activity to be involved with is often joined without much thinking. A craze, if you will. Not much different than the now-dead “Pokemon Go” hysteria and the new craze dubbed the “mannequin challenge.”
At a certain point in time, all of these subversive activities will come to an end. When the next “challenge” or “craze” comes about, others will die off. When the next person to be “outraged” or “triggered” arises, the previous person on the hotseat will fade away. Hopefully there won’t be too much damage done to the fabric of our society in the duration of the outrage or craze. And hopefully a lid can be put on future outbursts, because if not… things may just get progressively worse each time they erupt.
On Monday, November 14th, 2016, high-school students across the country staged walk outs in protest of Donald Trump. Hundreds of kids have been spotted at various schools from coast to coast, walking in the roadways away from their schools. Most, if not all, of these kids are not even old enough to vote. So why the protest? It could be form of groupthink. “Everyone else is doing it, so why not me?” In a world dominated by social media and snap judgement, anything that appears to be an attractive activity to be involved with is often joined without much thinking. A craze, if you will. Not much different than the now-dead “Pokemon Go” hysteria and the new craze dubbed the “mannequin challenge.”
At a certain point in time, all of these subversive activities will come to an end. When the next “challenge” or “craze” comes about, others will die off. When the next person to be “outraged” or “triggered” arises, the previous person on the hotseat will fade away. Hopefully there won’t be too much damage done to the fabric of our society in the duration of the outrage or craze. And hopefully a lid can be put on future outbursts, because if not… things may just get progressively worse each time they erupt.
