http://www.truth-out.org/thirty-thousand-chinese-occupy-highway-protest-polluting-coal-plants/1324569104
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This is an important video. It shows that protests have happened frequently in China, without much result. But now, with the Internet, protesters in one community can learn about and communicate protesters in other communities. Thus, a localized uprising can become a national uprising. This changes the dynamic in favor of the protesters.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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