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Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 days agoBut not having a facebook account grows their base so much larger leading to another victory come election time. I don’t understand how any person things protesting is effective but combating this stuff online is not. You get more bang for your buck every single time with online effort. There’s no way to argue you don’t.
Rhoeri@piefed.world 3 days ago
No to all of that. That’s not how it works, but you do you. It’s okay to agree to disagree.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yes it is how that works. It’s exactly how that works. It’s why the right invest everything they have on controlling it. This is basic stuff.
Rhoeri@piefed.world 3 days ago
The problem here is the thinking that protesting has any effect on them whatsoever.
Protesting is for us. Not them. You cannot speak truth to corruption. They don’t care and aren’t listening. If you think you’re changing their minds, you need to change how you’re thinking- because you’re not don’t shit.
So staying on that platform only serves to generate more revenue for them. Which leads to my original point:
If you still have a Facebook account- you’re supporting their bullshit.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I’m not sure what the purpose of protesting for us means.
Protests carry a significant risk. There are severe financial, medical, legal and career risks. With how things are there is even risk to lives.
What I struggle with understanding is given this risks what is the reward for protesting. If we’re asking others to bare these things, should there not be a due diligence on our part to make sure we did everything we could to ensure these protests are successful.
All protests are not equal. Civil rights protests or Montgomery bus boycotts came with clear measurable goals that protestors knew the risks and rewards. Other protests where shit shows like occupy Wallstreet or many of the Iraq war protests where laws were already locked in and there was no actionable goal.
So what i struggle with here is what do you mean protests are for us because it sounds like you think protests should be more like occupy or the Iraq protests rather than any of the civil rights or bus boycotts.
Facebook is going to make money no matter what. That’s because there are so many people using it. Which is why it’s why everybody but the left use it to raise awareness. I get the moral argument but you still have to be aware of the consequences. Not using Facebook means they spread their message to the average person. If you want any support or success you have to engage and convince that vox populi to support your efforts or your dead in the water before you even started.