The question below is currently on Reddits front page with one of the top comments as a reply. I felt it was important enough to re-post to my followers.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/oxgio/why_are_we_not_seeing_nearly_as_much_protest/
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Q: Why are we not seeing nearly as much protest against ACTA like we did with SOPA/PIPA? -Shedang
A: Don’t downvote this man, he’s right. We’ve all circlejerked relentlessly around the SOPA/PIPA blackouts, typing away on our nice keyboards.
Now, another law comes around and we’re all like “man, I just protested yesterday!”. And what did we do? We watched other people turn off their sites. Maybe we installed the one-line Javascript on our own site, **to show our heartfelt** support.
Today, a new law comes around the corner. Tomorrow again, another. And are you surprised? Slacktivism never helped, and it’s showing. Now, it’s time to realize that.
-Sie-Boasts-A-Lot
