Chapter thirteen explores how successful resistance movements, exemplified by Poland's Solidarity movement of 1980-81, require both ideological diversity and physical presence in public spaces, demonstrating that while social media can organize protest, real change demands action in the physical world and the crossing of social boundaries.

Reflection Questions:

In your own community or social movements you've witnessed, how/have you seen different groups who might normally disagree come together for a common cause? What were the challenges and benefits of these unexpected alliances?

As we navigate between digital and physical spaces for activism today, how do you see the balance between online organizing and physical presence playing out? What might be gained or lost when movements remain primarily in digital spaces?

The text suggests that privacy and the ability to choose when to be public are fundamental to freedom. In our current era of social media and digital surveillance, how do you think this relationship between privacy and public action has evolved?

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