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Originally Posted by Cowperson
"Growing" is a bit of a misnomer in this case.
And its probably not difficult in our social media age to have those few hundred in a variety of cities spring up for their day in the sun, which is what is happening.
"Growing" as a descriptive would be more applicable if, after springing up with those first few hundred, thousands and tens of thousands more joined the initial group in EACH of those locations.
Cowperson
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If spreading to over 70 American cities and gaining traction in countries worldwide isn't "growing", then I don't know what is. What started out as a few hundred students not just three weeks ago in one location has ballooned to hundreds of thousands (if not more) people protesting worldwide and supporting the cause. What can't you see about the "growing" part? Does there need to be over a million in each location? How much more of a description do you need?
I also think you're underestimating the power of social media and how people use it to drive social change. The Arab Spring this year clearly demonstrated this, and I can think of a few more than just a 'few hundred' people with their 'day in the sun':
- Iran, 2009 - Twitter Revolution against Irainian elections - the role of social media was paramount in voicing dissent, and the U.S. government even ordered Twitter to stay open during routine maintenance so they could gather Tweets that provided open-source intelligence
- Moldova, 2009 - civil unrest organized with 10k people on Twitter
- Egypt, 2008 - 40,000 protestors organized on Facebook over food prices and government corruption
- Colombia, 2008 - Solidarity movements against FARC - 1.5 million protestors
There are other examples, but don't discount the younger generation's ability to organize and drive change. People are pissed off, even if you don't see why they are, Cow.