Thursday, June 27, 2019

Breaking Down The Phenomenon Of Collective Empowerment

By Daniel Turner


The best way to truly push for a movement to work is to simply empower each individual as a collective when it comes to the sole purpose of a movement. This is also known as the phenomenon of collective empowerment and it runs on the concept of power from high numbers. Here are some things to think about when analyzing this phenomenon.

Now, if one would look at the television or even on the internet today, he or she would see a lot of movements like the Pride movement, animal rights movement, environmentalist movement, feminist movement, meninist movement, and many more. These movements are all strong movements with each person in the group contributing their actions and their voice. However, it does raise the question of how the people inside are very united for the single cause.

However, most people will not have much clout to make that difference if he or she is by himself. In general, humans fear rejection and may also fear being ridiculed by opposition if there is no one else out there with support. By being in a group though, one can significantly become more empowered simply because he or she feels there are others out there who can act as support.

This is, in fact, the driving force behind most riots or street protests. One of the most recent examples would be the 2019 Hong Kong rally wherein a large number of young Hong Kong protesters stood against the bill allowing extradition from China. They stood outside of the parliament, blocked certain roads in the city and protested against their government.

The reason as to why the rally became a success was because the people were united and therefore empowered as a collective group. As mentioned above, the whole concept behind the movement would be the power that comes in numbers. Since the people are united under the flagship of a single cause, they know exactly how to act and they also feel stronger since they have the backing of a large group.

While most people think that collectively empowering a group is just strictly for movements, it is actually not limited to just that. In fact, it can also be applied to shared interests of certain individuals. For instance, one would actually feel more empowered to pursue a certain craft or passion if there are other people around him or her doing the same.

If one is into a particular art form that no one else around him or her does not seem to be interested in, then he or she will not really be that empowered to really pursue it. But if one finds a group of people that actually have the same interest as he or she does, then he or she will obviously be more encouraged to pursue the art form since many others share the passion.

With that said, collectively empowering a group of people is not only great for the cause of the group but also for the individual people inside the group as well. The whole purpose of the group is fulfilled and everyone in it is happy. It is basically bringing people together so that they can share power with each other.




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