https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/01/30/why-the-womens-march-may-be-the-start-of-a-serious-social-movement/?utm_term=.e5d3622af582
It only took one day for commenters to ask if the Women's March on Washington was a movement or just a one day wonder. It also raised the question, can a movement embracing such wide range goals start political action? Movements like Black Lives Matter have offered insight and raised issues, but there hasn't been much action taking place to solve the problem. But the Women's March may succeed for these reasons: the march drew people from different corners of society, the march was nonviolent, the US has a strong independent court system, movements need a common elevating goal, and the fear that rights will be taken is a good motivator.
This relates to what we have talked about in class because the Women's March is a social movement. It is a widely shared demand for change in the social or political order. The Women's March is a demand for women's rights. The March attracted many, many supporters because the March doesn't represent anything that is crazy extreme, it represents rights that women should have, which, while a big deal, isn't that extreme of an idea. It's something that should already be solved.
I support the Women's March and believe that it will become even more successful because of all the supporters and movements starting because of the March. I think that the more nonviolent protests there are, the more political action there will be. If no one speaks up, nothing will happen.
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