From my brain to yours

Spaniards are marching and amassing in central Madrid for the fifth day, protesting budget cuts, bank bailouts and the country’s electoral system.

The root cause for the dissent in Spain – that the rich are getting richer which the poor are left to suffer – parallels the uprisings that have sprung up elsewhere in the world. However, unlike Bahrain, Syria, or Egypt, and fortunately for the Spanish demonstrators, Spain’s police are unlikely to unleash lethal force upon the people.

If you’re wondering why so many earthlings are resorting to mass protests, it is because political systems around the world do not effectively reflect the will of the people. All too often, big money and special interests claim too much influence over politicians and law makers, resulting in a system that works for a minority while ignoring the vast majority.

When voting and elections fail, there’s little recourse outside of non-violent civil disobedience. Only in groups of tens of thousands, or larger, can regular people hope to out-compete the powers that be in the bid to be heard.

For years, power has consistently concentrated into fewer and fewer hands. This has been happening all across the planet, setting in motion a great power struggle between humankind and a handful of humans who seek to rule the world.

So get used to seeing more and more protests around the world, and don’t doubt the indomitable human spirit.

Never before have we regular people had more tools in our arsenal, and we’re gaining new ones all the time. Social media, the internet, twitter… all of these innovations can effectively leverage people power into effective political action, meaning we’ve already begun to create a more just world for humans everywhere.