20: remember, you're not powerless.
Today we're going through steps 4 - 5 of Bill Moyer's 1987 Movement Action Plan (A Framework for Effective Social Movements).
In stage 5, large swaths of activists quit because they feel powerless, despair, and generally like they've failed.
Normal Times - "Business as usual" - Politically quiet times that the public is unaware (or feels defeated in face) of the violations of the general public's rights/values/interests. Power-holders lie about their intentions and the most of the public buys into the status quo.
Prove the failure of Institutions - A prolonged period of building up the stress…
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