What is Classic Activism?
Classic activism is a simple four step process used by citizen groups to solve problems that governments are not addressing. Examples are discrimination, women’s suffrage, the dangers of smoking tobacco, and the plight of the poor. If activism succeeds then governments assume solution responsibility. The basic process is shown below: Classic Activism is the basic process that activists, including environmentalists, have been following for centuries. It works on those types of problems where “more of the truth” is all that is necessary to prevail, by winning over one mind at a time. “The truth” is the proper practices society must follow to optimize the good of the group as a whole. If the proper practices are not yet known, they must be found, which is solution 2. For example, agricultural practices that do not require such heavy use of pesticides may be developed, or research proving that smoking causes cancer may be done. Once the proper practices and why they should be followed are
