“My patriotic gesture [watching The Interview] was a form of Slacktivism — a uniquely American form
of engagement in which statements are made without any real sacrifice. The
Slacktivist gets icy water over the head to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease, or
tweets out hashtags to fight kidnapping in Nigeria (#BringBackOurGirls). The
Slacktivist wears color-coded bracelets for causes, ‘likes’ causes on Facebook
— and goes to see a Seth Rogen film to defy North Korea.”—Dana Milbank, “How Can America Inspire the Slacktivist Generation to Action?”, Washington
Post, Dec. 30, 2014Thursday, January 8, 2015
Quote of the Day (Dana Milbank, on ‘Slacktivism’ and ‘The Interview’)
“My patriotic gesture [watching The Interview] was a form of Slacktivism — a uniquely American form
of engagement in which statements are made without any real sacrifice. The
Slacktivist gets icy water over the head to fight Lou Gehrig’s disease, or
tweets out hashtags to fight kidnapping in Nigeria (#BringBackOurGirls). The
Slacktivist wears color-coded bracelets for causes, ‘likes’ causes on Facebook
— and goes to see a Seth Rogen film to defy North Korea.”—Dana Milbank, “How Can America Inspire the Slacktivist Generation to Action?”, Washington
Post, Dec. 30, 2014
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