text: Monica you were on here very recently complaining how NCR is being trolled, how decent posters were being chased away, how the CC facility was a form of censorship, etc.. You are obviously aware of the problems - as well as the benefits - of social media. 
  
  Thousands of people taking to the streets is still a very powerful and effective form of protest, not least for the way it affects those who take part.
  
  And it isn't a case of either or. Both is the answer.
  
  The recent protests for the gay rights referendum in Ireland were absolutely magnificent and delivered a huge bloody nose for the Catholic Church in that country. And people around the world didn't need to a. Speak English or b. Be IT savvy, to get the message.