Not opposing your comment at all, more of a rare insurance fun fact: Even a show of power is enough sometimes.
Eg unions in USA haven’t killed any tycoons for the longest time. But they do get a loaf of bread per week more in wages when they stop working for a few days.
Not all revolutions need to be as complete as the French or Russian (tho that works, but also costs a few years of instability & political power struggles), 10% of the elite de-elited (eg losing their wealth bcs of direct demos actions) would send a big message in USAs case.
Even just for something as mundane as protected bike lanes, I’ve found through personal experience that just a couple instances of direct action against motorists who tried to park in them was infinitely more effective than years of begging peacefully for barriers.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Peaceful protest, electoralism, those are spooks. If you want to stop something, try physical destruction.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Not opposing your comment at all, more of a rare insurance fun fact: Even a show of power is enough sometimes.
Eg unions in USA haven’t killed any tycoons for the longest time. But they do get a loaf of bread per week more in wages when they stop working for a few days.
Not all revolutions need to be as complete as the French or Russian (tho that works, but also costs a few years of instability & political power struggles), 10% of the elite de-elited (eg losing their wealth bcs of direct demos actions) would send a big message in USAs case.
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Even just for something as mundane as protected bike lanes, I’ve found through personal experience that just a couple instances of direct action against motorists who tried to park in them was infinitely more effective than years of begging peacefully for barriers.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Lol, yes, exactly.
OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 months ago
Especially so in a system like in the USA