The protest had spilled over into the election. The activists had got the passive to act. Candidates who echoed the activists’ demands were sweeping into power. The demands had gone mainstream. Online and offline had blurred as the activists had Reclaimed the Speech. Blocking had given way to hacking a way through security to Occupy the giants’ spaces. The demands had moved from an amorphous “privacy” to fundamental “rights” and the fatalistic and apolitical had begun to stir. Even the giants’ own backers were acting; turning their backs. The giants watched silently. They readied their troops for one last stand.
The protest had spilled over into the election. The activists had got the passive to act. Candidates who echoed the activists demands were sweeping into power. The demands had gone mainstream.
Online and offline had blurred as the activists had Reclaimed the Speech. Blocking had given way to hacking a way through security to Occupy the giants’ spaces. The demands had moved from an amorphous “privacy” to fundamental “rights” and the fatalistic and apolitical had begun to stir. Even the giants own backers were acting; turning their backs.
The giants watched silently. They readied their troops for one last stand.