Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Experienced Listener Says, "Platforms & Hustles: The BalanceBetween Fame and Activism"

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There’s a disco that occurs in our society every time a new cause rises up.   It starts with a call to action.  That call reaches the common people first.  And then, eventually, the common people start relaying the call to people of great influence, who may be able to do some things that common people generally can’t.  The first group of influential people… are typically deaf.  More concerned about maintaining their influence than using it, they distance themselves from controversy and agitation by all means.  The other group, however, receives the call.  And then something significant happens--- that group subdivides.