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Yes, peaceful protests are easy to ignore. But surely there is a balance between “don’t break anything” and “destroy a working class business”.

Maybe destroy public property (the property of those that need to make the change) or the property of the ultra rich (the property of those that made the change necessary).

It’s like arguing that a kid who gets bullied is justified in responding violently, but instead of lashing out at a staff member or the bully, they’re beating up band kids

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electric_nan@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Go be a riot manager then. Good luck.

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dropdrip@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
No there is not. Peaceful protests are not easy to ignore they are ignored. That’s historical fact. To protest is to intimidate and produce fear of overwhelming violence. A peaceful protest is nonsensical and such a thing has become not a protest but a farce or a form of entertainment–no wonder the Americans love such things!

Protest-leaders will be directing violence to where they think it will be most effective, but these are chaotic environments and self-harm is always a result. The goal is to minimize that, not eliminate it, because it can not be done. It is collateral.

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