In the article, Mother Jones, the first paragraph caught my attention because on the 4 year anniversary of the Iraq war a professor named Catherines Mazza started a project that knitted helmet liners. The twist was that the liners were not for the soldier but instead for U.S. senators. They were a way of trying to convince them to bring the soldiers home. I found this interesting because this tactic was used to put the senators somewhat in the soldier's shoes. Another article that caught my attention was the one on the Revolutionary Knitting Circle, and their three main goals: Promoting community independence, breaking down social divisions, and changing how activism is done. I like the third one the best because it needs to apply to things that are happening today with all the “activism” in America. Activism does not need to always be hostile or violent towards the opposing side. But sadly social media only promotes and shows the negative side of activism in today's world so civil activism will most likely never be a thing.
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