Having a critical consciousness means understanding the world around you and granting the possibilities of political or social-type contradictory circumstances. It also means to speak up against oppressive situations in your life or in society. Not believing everything you hear or read or see and realize that there are always two sides to every story.
I think it’s very important for one to develop a critical consciousness in any societal circumstances because it aids in the understanding of how political or social elements operate and why things are done the way they are. Not everything you hear about in society is necessarily going to be what you should hear about and sometimes the best way to figure out what’s right is to think of reasons why newspapers, t.v. broadcasting, or even friends want you to know a certain situation or fact, this way and how it affects you and other people in the world.
