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Originally Posted by Julian
Is their ultimate aim the end of the human race?
Why are these acts of civil disobedience referred to as vigils?
They are protests pure and simple and a chance to stick two fingers up to authority.  |
They are a way of channeling grief and frustration. A couple of generations ago this sort of thing would have been formally channelled via organised religion - the Church of England for the most part, though other denominations, like the Methodists, were very good at channelling energy for social action. I'll spare you a sociology/theology essay but suffice it to say, our society is presently in flux because there is no broadly agreed way of dealing with the feelings these sorts of tragedies throw up. Until there is, conflict like this is inevitable.