When people get this consciousness of the way things are supposed to be in America - that the locus of agency is in them, that they are supposed to be the ones setting the agenda - if people believe this, they get very energized. Yeah, it's annoying to have this extra burden of saving the country.
Naomi WolfIn 70s America, protest used to be very effective, but in subsequent decades municipalities have sneakily created a web of "overpermiticisation" - requirements that were designed to stifle freedom of assembly and the right to petition government for redress of grievances, both of which are part of our first amendment.
Naomi WolfWhat editors are obliged to appear to say that men want from women is actually what their advertisers want from women.
Naomi WolfPeaceful, lawful protest - if it is effective - IS innately disruptive of โbusiness as usual.โ That is WHY it is effective.
Naomi Wolf