Is activism dead?
I opened up my Google Reader this morning to find this post by Michael over at Phil’s blog. Michael’s take on Greenpeace and the broader issue of activism is summarised by his remembering of AS politics:
it was the oppositional nature of our bicameral system that led to the fractious nature of politics in this country. It was not just for increased MPS that the sensible and progressive Liberal Democrats dreamed of proportional representation. But it’s not just in the Commons that oppositional politics reigns.
This awoke something in my synapses and I flicked through my trusty notebook (how very GTD
It’s something which has been cooking away in my brain for some time. The George Monbiots and Mark Thomases of this world are of a slightly different generation to me and I’ve never been able to get behind their views on the how of changing the world (I tend to agree broadly with the why and the when and the what ). Now George and Mark (both being born in 1963) may disagree with me here – they may view themselves as Gen X rather than baby boomers, but they are still both 10 years older than me and I think it shows in our attitudes.
I believe activism of Gen X and Gen Y today is less about sabotage and more savvy when it comes to corporatism and mainstream messages. This must be a disappointment to Greenpeace and other activists. Is activism as Greenpeace see it dead?
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