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MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Do we need any more proof really that protesting is fucking useless? These people want us protesting. Satiating our need to resist through meaningless gestures. All this does is waste time and energy. There are better ways, there must be better ways. and I see the excuse that protesting is still useful because it gives you a means to organize for further action. Maybe that’s true, or maybe you are just talking to a cop at a protest and you don’t even know it.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 week ago
MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Usually that requires money
eureka@aussie.zone 1 week ago
That’s not “an excuse”. Look at basically all revolutions which weren’t just military coups and you can find meaningful protests. They’re a major entry point to those “better ways” you mention.
A protest isn’t inherently effective, going there and simply standing around listening to speeches is a waste of your time, but it is still an important tool in social change.