Mass protests are continuously emerging around the world. Millions of people have mobilized to call for their demands to be heard. The goal can be distinctive from one another; however, the global demonstrations that occurred this year shared common factors in different aspects, whether it is violent or nonviolent.
Several protesters normally go out to the street and march for their concerns; however, people have begun to utilize public transport as a tool to manifest the civil grievance toward the government. In the case of ongoing Chilean protests, the citizens who are outraged by the fare hike have vandalized several metro stations, trains, and buses. On October 17th, similar demonstrations happened in London Underground. The Extinction Rebellion activists staged their protest in the subway to effectively force the government to take action on the ecological breakdown, resulting in numerous commuters becoming frustrated. Moreover, global protests also share common causes. They sparked out mainly due to their government corruption and widespread inequality within society. In Chile, the rise of transport prices and the growing levels of income inequality among OECD members have motivated millions of people to mobilize. Likewise, the demonstration that occurred on October 3rd in Ecuador started with similar elements of resentment against inequality. Civilians blocked traffic areas to express their resistance toward the increase in petrol prices.
Global protests against the recent actions from the government often share similar elements. The commonality of usage of methods or the cause of demonstrations is widely shown in diverse protests happening around the world this year. Despite the goals of each protest being different, the causes of the demonstration started with similar factors.
Written by Sooyoun Kim|Staff Writer
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