comfortable personal cage
“It is easy for us to look at the diminishing of our common space to assemble and protest as a minor inconvenience; we are overcommitted and protesting doesn’t sound like much fun anyway, and hey, in the Internet era, isn’t it beside the point? Can’t I do just as well staying safely in my study, clicking a mouse?
No, we cannot do just as well stying in our private rooms and going online; that is how private space becomes the isolation of citizens and in turn eventually becomes a comfortable personal cage.”
I’m currently reading this book, half way through and surprised at what little liberties we have left in regards to public demonstration and protest. A permit is required in most major US cities and with permits come permit fees and permit denials.
