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Hard-R-Smitty t1_j5d9fdf wrote

Reply to comment by SeeThinngsDoStuff420 in LPT: protesting doesn’t bring change anymore, but strikes and boycotts do. by AnalBaggins

He’s saying you and 50 buddies with signs on the street corner for one or two afternoons doesn’t do shit

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ThreepE0 t1_j5dacg3 wrote

However… it does.

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[deleted] t1_j5damsn wrote

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deethy t1_j5dh466 wrote

Demonstrating has long been unpopular but that doesn't make it ineffective. You definitely need a goal, it can't be aimless (like the Occupy movement). Either way, protest has historically been portrayed in a negative light (for obvious reasons) so if it makes people upset that's par for the course.

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Insterstellar t1_j5dmvaq wrote

Occupy was pretty effective in changing public opinion. Before Occupy economic inequality wasn't widely acknowledged as a major issue, support for capitalism was far greater, and almost everyone thought they were middle class rather than thinking in terms of workers vs the 1%.

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