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Society & Culture (Social Development/ Revolution)
The French revolution through to modern communism and the overthrow of power for the masses – “we will all have controlâ€
Society was changed irrevocably by the industrial revolution, spawning new social
classes and the concept of upward mobility itself. A quickly growing and competitive job market broke the mould of the feudal system. Suddenly a new sense of possibility was in the air– dignity and fairness for the working classes. This was the age of the French and American revolutions and the abolishment of slavery, but the art of modern democratic politics fortunately developed into a non-violent means to change. With England’s mid-19th Century voting reforms, the voice of the “commoner†was finally heard...
But if the rise of the free market and democracy ensured that citizens could speak with their franchise(s), it was only the advent of the digital revolution that allowed those voices to truly be heard: whenever and however they chose, without the anonymous cloak of the secret ballot. The internet provides a way for citizens to speak their minds, sell their ideas, and strategize social change collectively, in a forum that has given a new life to the notion of the “town hall.â€
