Noam Chomsky: Why Americans Know So Much About Sports But So Little About World Affairs

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53. I like most of your post

But I disagree about where it's gotten us. Since I started reading this board, I've become much more politically aware, and that has translated into political activism.

Rarely do movements start out large and all at once. It's at the ground level in communities like DU where change begins. A couple people at a time meet, plan, and turn into a group working for something. Soon more people join, and more, and then all of a sudden it's a movement.

It's absurd to expect that you will see instant change at a national level from an online discussion board. I have gotten a heck of a lot out of DU, and I'm confident I am more aware, more understanding, more interested because of being here. I wouldn't be doing the activism I am now if it hadn't been for DU. Real change happens because of people who participate in this board. Just because real life is often confusing and people have many different opinions is no reason to say we gain nothing other than a bit of adrenaline.