And the things they demand on behalf of their romantic visions are often cruel, involving huge sacrifices from ordinary workers and families.
He notes the chasm between mass protests in Egypt, Turkey or Brazil, where the middle classes voice demands on behalf of an entire people, and the "narrow-minded" pleas of India's aam aadmi ("common man") campaigners.
The mayor recently paid out of his own pocket for ads in Iowa and New Hampshire newspapers demanding, on behalf of mayors concerned about gun violence, that candidates complete a questionnaire detailing their positions on gun issues.
On Friday, Malala will deliver a petition to the UN Secretary-General, demanding on behalf of all young people, that world leaders agree to fund new teachers, schools and books and to end child labour, child marriage and child trafficking.
Today, Malala has delivered a petition to the UN Secretary-General, demanding on behalf of all young people, that world leaders agree to fund new teachers, schools and books and to end child labour, child marriage and child trafficking.
Where Nev and Max originally demanded accountability on behalf of Catfish victims, they now gleefully stage the confrontations.
Closing the session, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Rima Salah demanded action on behalf of children and urged all parties to work together to improve the world's response to the pandemic.
So join the National Day of Climate Action, and help us carry on the legacy of the March into a whole new movement -- one that demands action on behalf of all of us, and to the benefit of everyone.
Seen in this light, there isn't any necessary contradiction between demanding intervention on behalf of Libya's rebels and demanding that we double down in support of Egypt's military two years later: The two internal conflicts are obviously different, and if you absolutely have to pick a side, you can make a reasonable case for Stephens' choices.
