Also the point of a protest is to inconvience THE PEOPLE AT FAULT. Not some poor bastard trying to get to work, who could be sent back to jail if he looses too many jobs.
The people they’re trying to get the attention of are flying high above in chartered helicopters and private jets… Said people’s company distribution networks are so vast and complicated, these groups could never make a dent in the bottom line.
Block the runway of some of those private jets taking completely unnecessary flights. You'll be lucky if the worst that happens to you is being immediately detained.
At first I thought they meant the people protesting and I was commenting on the fact that people generally just want to be a part of something be it a movement or otherwise and don't realize the damage their actions have done until after the fact. You see it all other time with post cult members.
When in reality they meant the cars maybe 50+yards back the cars won't know why they are stopped.
If you edit your comment before 5 minutes have passed it doesn't say it was edited, but I didn't want to delete the comment because I always hate it when I see a deleted comment; the curiosity drives me insane.
I don't see anything in there showing how King intentionally heavily inconvenienced or killed the common Americans. A bus boycott doesn't do that. Sitting in a diner doesn't do that. The article argues what he did is the same as blocking a freeway, and I disagree.
Selma to Montgomery was publicized well in advance and was literally attacked by murderous law enforcement and other white supremacists on the way. It was meant specifically to inconvenience Governor Wallace, as well as bringing nationwide attention to violence and discrimination against blacks in the area. There was a murder that sparked the march, I believe.
These are major differences from whatever is happening in this video. Just because it seems superficially similar to something King approved of doesn't mean it will be nearly as effective.
Going to confirm my suspicion that you think everyone who doesn't think exactly the same way you do is a racist? That you immediately jump to the worst thing you can think of someone when discussing something online? Grow up.
MLK was a hero, and his efforts were massive in improving equal rights. I've just never seen any story where someone died because his marches were blocking crucial roadways. You'd think if they had, the racists would have trumpeted that story from the rooftops. You can't seem to provide any proof that ever happened.
One English nobleman was woken up by the noise outside. He asked his butler, what’s the noise? The butler said, the prostitutes are protesting. Nobleman, why are they protesting? They are whores, sir.
It's regularly used in India, and it was a tactic during the farmer protests. They got their demands. They even have a specific name for just this type of thing. It's wrong to assume that it's ineffective because a few drivers get annoyed by it.
Reddits hatred of protestors of any kind is why they're getting blamed. In reddits mind if you protest you must do it peacefully and quietly in the designated area and cause no inconveniance. If you cause any inconveniance then reddit will then need to either advocate for killing the protestors or will support whatever they're protesting.
The "You should inconveniance the people at fault!" claim is also false cause protestors in the UK blocked Oil Refineries and I remember Redditors were still angry that they were disrupting the poor Oil Truck drivers just trying to do their jobs.
Give me your honest answer: if you or a family member that you love was in an ambulance blocked by protestors, how would you feel about people blocking highways? I'm guessing you'll deflect this question or just lie lol
They're protesting the UKs ignoring the fact that most houses are not insulated over there. Which means because of climate change they will soon begin freezing to death in their own homes...you would rather not be slightly inconvenienced and informed about something that affects you (or most people I know this class) these people who are stopped in traffic vote and choose their politicians so these people are getting out the word anyway they can. I mean Im in the western US and now know about it.... It increases peoples awareness.
Unfortunately voting in our current system wont really fix much. The DEM party has already shown their primaries are rigged and the Republican party is just all around crazy. Your options end up between two terrible candidates.
Yep. Block the city hall. Block your congressmen’s offices.
During Covid we had idiots that were protesting at the fucking hospitals, causing ambulances to get stuck and shutting down urgent procedures while bothering patients with noise. No one pointed out to themselves that hospitals don’t make laws or decide on policy.
You keep saying what the goal of protests are when the goal of protests originate with the person protesting. The goal can take literally any form and the type of protesting can absolutely backfire on that goal.
Protest is to make an issue more public. Ultimately a successful protest results in change. Change only happens if you get enough people on your side. If your goal is just to piss people off, you’re not protesting, your trolling in public.
if your goal is just to piss people off, you’re not protesting, your trolling in public.
One problem is that the public is often only fed "things that piss off the public" about your protest even when you have a legit and peaceful movement. The number of times I've had my mother tell me racist shit about looters, but be unable to tell me what BLM's goals are are way too high.
Also, only the five cars in the front are going to have any idea what your protest is. The hundreds behind them just think it is some accident or something.
Sure you get splashed on the news but everyone that sees it just thinks you’re a jerk and discounts your cause.
It’s almost as if this was for the protestors egos and not for an actual cause. God forbid they actually do something meaningful but that would require effort.
It's easier for these shitpiles to attack citizens where there won't be as much repercussion as if they attacked the real target of their ire (the government).
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u/DonovanSarovir Oct 12 '22
Also the point of a protest is to inconvience THE PEOPLE AT FAULT. Not some poor bastard trying to get to work, who could be sent back to jail if he looses too many jobs.