From this passage, Habermas brought into fore the importance of interaction in order to create a society that is not only "unconstrained" in expressing their views in the public sphere, but is also a well- and rightfully-informed society. For the social scientist, this is the key towards humanity's achievement of a truly rationalized and emancipated society -- a society that can assert and be granted their rights without any form of coercion or control.

The theory of communicative action is reflected more concretely in the prevalence of social protests and movements, wherein civil society is able to exercise its ability to create and express their opinions and there is opportunity for people to receive right and accurate information about vital social issues. Through the lens...

Social protest created an opportunity for people to interact with each other, and in the process, express their opinion about the issue at hand. Through this communication and interaction, people can verify about truth and falsities in the information and opinion that abound society, and actively discriminate against information that is false and detrimental to the welfare of society in general. People's active involvement in the contemporary society showed that indeed, rationalization had been and is continuously achieved according to Habermas' terms and categorization.