Sentence:  Middle-class, indie-loving, media-savvy 18-40-year-olds in their tens of thousands joined Facebook groups, signed online petitions, added Twibbons, wrote letters of complaint and politely but efficiently <WSD>kicked against the pricks</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To struggle against one's fate. (from 14th c.)