This blog will focus on the readings for chapter one readings on the Philippine revolution in 1986. The revolution was studied to see exactly what makes a revolution. This revolution was sparked after years of countrywide dislike of the direction of the government. This countrywide disgust can cause the country to be willing to take action against the government if they do not believe the government will move forward. As the country loses faith in its government and is on the brink of taking action, then a revolution could be catalyzed by members of the government losing faith themselves in their leader, turning to the opposing sides. The rebellious groups must also have an idea of what they want to see changed and they must be organized when they do take action. After all of these conditions have built up momentum, it is possible that a revolution could occur. In the case of a revolution, digital media fits in because digital media could be used to sway the people of the country if they are more informed of whats going on within the government and also where people could also communicate with each other using the internet. Being able to communicate better would be a huge advantage for the revolutionaries because they could coordinate themselves using the internet and they could also reach out and recruit more people to the cause.
The Arabian spring was a series of protests in 2010 that could have been caused by the questionable economic choices by the government. In Egypt and Tunisia, the government made the economy private, enticing foreign investors. This apparently just made the rich people richer and the poor people poorer, which created great disgust within the country. It is also believed that the protests could of broken out from the protests that had broken out in Tunisia, causing an uproar all throughout the middle east. When a country overthrew their leader, then another country believed they could do the same.
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