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DuckDuckGoProudhon t1_j6bhwj9 wrote

So many comments about protests being bad for disrupting business as usual as if that's not the point of the protest. The leaders in our worlds only care about "the economy" so disrupting that repeatedly is the only way to get their attention.

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120GoHogs120 t1_j6i51xh wrote

I think it's a fine line to walk. If you're too much of a dick to normal people or make their lives worse, it can have the opposite affect to their goals.

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DuckDuckGoProudhon t1_j6iehqq wrote

I disagree. The protest is aimed at the capitalist class and centered around denying them profit. With enough disruption the capitalists must change their methods to continue making money.

It's not a protest to persuade people or change their opinion. As others have said, people already know what they think about climate change.

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Falstaffe t1_j6gx4os wrote

The leaders only care about their individual gigaprofits, and getting oneself arrested for blocking traffic doesn't even begin to scratch that.

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DuckDuckGoProudhon t1_j6hr6b0 wrote

Blocking the only road to the Hague interrupts supply lines and deliveries, damaging profits. There's not some secret cabal that controls the world, politicians are reliant on the support of the Capitalist class and not some individuals.

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puiterken t1_j6mo148 wrote

Finally somebody who gets it. People act like they cut the power of an entire country for a day.

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pyr666 t1_j6dm6nb wrote

> So many comments about protests being bad for disrupting business as usual as if that's not the point of the protest.

the greatest thing the establishment has ever done is convince you this is sufficient.

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DuckDuckGoProudhon t1_j6e5ijn wrote

I never said it was.

Also "the establishment"? Really? Are we gonna talk about fake news next?

You gotta educate yourself.

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pyr666 t1_j6ecq95 wrote

> Also "the establishment"? Really?

yes

maybe take your own advice.

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DuckDuckGoProudhon t1_j6el9pw wrote

The word you're looking for is Hegemon. Wikipedia isn't a good source for education.

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