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assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 months agoIf voting third-party were purely symbolic, there wouldn’t be this many people on Lemmy trying to persuade us to not do it
This is a logical fallacy. If lighting myself on fire as protest were purely symbolic, then why are all of my friends persuading me to not do it?
Sometimes people trying to convince/persuade you against something isn’t because you actually have a point – but because your ideas will lead to harm.
HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You’re gonna need a better example, because people lighting themselves on fire played a tremendous role in ending popular support for America’s occupation of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
It’s the last thing I would describe as “symbolic”.
assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Did it? My understanding is that the draft and footage of their children dying in war is what reshaped the public opinion.
Genuinely asking though, it was before my time.
HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There were self-immolations in Vietnam that were protests against the US-backed puppet government in Vietnam.
It wasn’t the only thing that shaped public opinion about the war, but it did have a big impact.
You can read a bit about it here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thích_Quảng_Đức
assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Thanks!