Millennials are also more likely than older groups to think protesting is an effective form of political action. Young people also rank protest as one of the two most effective political actions one can take, alongside calling or writing their representatives. So far, it remains to be seen how effective mass protests will be in pushing back on the Trump administration agenda. Dr. Guobin Yang, director of the Media Activism Research Collective“I think the recent wave of protests has worked,” Yang said. Nonviolent forms of protest are always more effective.” “And large-scale rallies are tiring,” Yang added.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2017 17:46 UTC