Blog Action Day 2012: The Power of We
Even though I’m clearly not up to making enough sense to participate myself, so didn’t register this year, I would like to remind everyone that Blog Action Day is tomorrow and that this year’s theme is “The Power of We”, so it makes perfect sense to participate if you think you’re able because, well, being a part of a greater movement is precisely what it’s all about. Just register your blog and then pick an example where a group of people gathered together for a cause and accomplished something, or perhaps better yet one where you wish they would, or be more theoretical and write a guide about making a group of people who don’t otherwise know each other but have gathered together for a common goal more efficient; it’s your choice.
Personally, I favor the idea of small groups, a few people who realize that they have a common goal and work together to reach it, even if they may well be opponents on other issues. When it comes to the masses, it’s generally an issue of which small group, or even which individual, manipulates and uses them better. You may still say that even that’s the power of the group, but I think it’s more like how the general who could afford to send enough troops ahead as cannon fodder tended to win the battle, so a matter of the power of the numbers that can be mustered and directed, which I say is somewhat different.
But I said I can’t make enough sense to get involved this year, and at this rate it seems unlikely that I ever will again, especially considering the date. I only wanted to remind everyone that it exists and that this year it has a very interesting and fitting topic, so go ahead and register if you think that you have something interesting to say on the topic.
