“It has been once said that one flap of a butterfly’s wing can cause a typhoon halfway around the world” (reference). The distinction between this century & all centuries before, it that absolutely anyone in this world can make a difference, & the age of Social Media has contributed greatly.
Ten years ago we hadn’t publicly apologized to the stolen generation in Australia. A couple of decades ago women were forbidden to vote. Hundreds of years ago racism was a mere normality. What influenced everyone to change their train of thoughts? Was it time? No. It was the voices of courageous people standing up for what they believed in each person a leader in their own right. In the case of the 2001 Manila mass protest caused by text messaging Estrada’s fate was sealed due to a combination of two things; a mixture of modern social media and the bold community of protesters who banded together in a time of desperation.
Although for thousands of years it has been people leading the way to change the way our world feels, believe and acts, since 1990’s it has been the internet that has assisted change radically.
The award winning film “The King’s Speech” depicts the ideal that social media can make a vast difference. This occurs when King George VI battles his stammer in order to produce a radio broadcast at the beginning of World War II.
Evidently the inspiring story of a King who was encouraged to use his “Voice” reiterates the main idea that today’s technology combined with the public sphehere, can lead to political changes all over the world .
References-http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bscreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Kings-Speech-Poster-uk-poster.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bscreview.com/2011/01/the-kings-speech-movie-
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0289879/
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