Comment on Why does it feel like protesting isn't as "extreme" as it used to be?

• ahornsirup@feddit.org ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Those do work better. Antagonising the people whose support you rely on to effect change is a horrible strategy, the more of a disturbance protests cause to the average person, the less likely said average person is to be supportive.

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  • Montagge@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I was mad that the government was disappearing people, but then a protest made it so I couldn’t drive where I wanted to.

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    • ahornsirup@feddit.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s a vast oversimplification of the thought process and emotions that’s going on there and an extremely uncharitable one at that (most people have their own lives to worry about, it’s usually less “I can’t drive where I want to” and more “I have to get to work”), but essentially yes. That’s the reality you have to work with.

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