Strikes have always been a form of right to freedom of speech.
An opportunity for the muffled voices to be heared.
Poking at the authority, keeping them in check.
To give problems a spotlight.
It is these strikes that bought us our freedom, it is this outburst against inefficiency that has created so many changes, and has molded the world we live in today.
But now strikes seem to be nothing more than, daily occurrences. News in a corner of a "not so important" section of news papers (unless these is some action, abuse, violence), which the government gives permission to conduct at a certain venue and people limit to show how tolerant or how democratic they are.
But do these strikes really cause fear in the governments, keep them in check?. Are these strikes anything more than just publicity stunts for parties and students bodies, to show people they care and they are out there?. Why is that these strikes seem to happen around a topic that is so right now I.e something that is so hot in the media that the government is already under massive pressure to do something?, what happened to the idea of giving voice to the voiceless?, and if those striking can amass so many people why and really care about the issue, why can't they become a part of the solution, why can't act instead of shouting, protesting?.
The governments have become so used to them that they just don't seem to care, "ok it's just them, do we have anything important?". The strikes are now more of a hinderance than a boon to the public, and to the governments a Mosquito bite, and to the media, paper fillers.
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