How active citizens become activists

Article Abstract:

Politicians have traditionally drawn a clear dividing line between active citizens, who tend to be respectable, middle-class people, and activists, who are seen as wearning strange clothes and having no respect for authority. This view, which has also been upheld by the media, is being rapidly reassessed as people generally regarded as active citizens, often working in responsible jobs, join people traditionally seen as activists, in protests, particularly about animal rights. The political system has failed to adapt to cultural mobility, and must now accept that people have become more willing to challenge.

Behavior, Political activists, Activists

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Faust redeemed on Tyneside

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The autocratic T Dan Smith, who was Labour leader of Newcastle City Council in 1960, died in Jul 1993. He promoted modernism when there were over 300 Comprehensive Redevelopment Schemes in the UK. He employed the planner Wilfrid Burns. He became an agent for the system-builder Crudens and was involved in a corrupt network of politicians supporting architect John Poulson. Poulson went bankrupt in 1972. Smith was a pioneer of local government's use of public relations companies. He received a six-year prison sentence.

United Kingdom, Officials and employees, Political corruption, England, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, City council members, Smith, T Dan

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The movie revealeth the man

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Oliver Stone's film 'Natural Born Killers' is highly representative of masculine fundamentalism in the 1990s. Stone himself has not given any clear views on the film's meaning and his reasons for making it, but he seems to be speaking both for men and women. It has had a generally hostile reception, but should be regarded as significant as it highlights the proliferation of violence in modern society.

Influence, Stone, Oliver, Natural Born Killers (Motion picture)

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