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Decade of the Protester? Why the Uprisings Are Far From Over
Thursday, January 8, 2015 15:27
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by Jerome Roos, OCCUPY:
In 2011, Time Magazine selected “the protester” as its person of the year. Perhaps “person of the decade” would have been a more accurate depiction.
We live in tumultuous times. Since 2011, every year seems to have brought more protests, more rebellions, more uprisings — and 2014 has been no different in this respect. Indeed, the past year has seen some of the most spectacular mass mobilizations and some of the most persistent social unrest to date. A genie has been unleashed from its bottle and refuses to go back in.
