Specifically speaking about the U.S, I view that electronic activism (for me) is a form of everyday protest due to its accessibility and its creative form. I could either rant about something Trump’s policies in the form of poetry and upload it on Facebook or create an aesthetically appealing meme and upload it on Instagram. However, electronic activism does not have to be a conscious action such as liking a feminist quote on Facebook can be an implicit declaration of war against the system of patriarchy.
In Dominguez’ argument, electronic activism can now be a more “realistic virtual war” that can actually lead to change, REAL CHANGE that happens through virtual activism! He created a program that allows an activist group to slow any Web site to a halt by flooding it with requests, a form of protest known as a virtual sit-in. This type of activism sounds a little weird to outsiders (which is a good thing for the oppressed), but it possesses the power of technology and accessibility that allows many people to form a community faster than ever before, and probably with the low risk of negative consequences. Overall, I can see that the social media is a cultural battleground that will continue forever and ever, shaping people and objects, and who might know what to come next?
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