Comment on Mass protests have failed to bring about social change. It’s time for a new strategy.

ubermeisters@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• fiat_lux@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I guess that depends on who 'we' means? The September climate protests were pretty big globally, with 50 countries participating.

  As someone who has been to protests in the past for various topics, my experience is that the media isn't interested in reporting on them unless they get dramatic eye-catching footage. Which unfortunately usually means just the ones that have a physical fight break out make the front page anywhere.

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  • ubermeisters@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    We = humans

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    • fiat_lux@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Then I have to disagree. They've been most effective on smaller jurisdiction governments, but there have been a good amount of significant protests the past few years. The Carnegie endowment tracker has a pretty good list.

      Physical protests have limitations though like transport to a central point. I suspect the support is greater than attendees.

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      • ubermeisters@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        So your claim is that mass protests have brought social change, and direct opposition to the headline?

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• Son_of_dad@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Also because even if you are protesting for someone’s right, that same person will hate you if you block the road or inconvenience them in any way.

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  • ubermeisters@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    As they should. Are you actually “protesting my rights” in a meaningful.way if you make me late to an urgent medical appointment? No.

    Fuck every single person (in the ass) who has ever blockaded a public way without permit to do so.

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    • vivadanang@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Fuck every single person (in the ass) who has ever blockaded a public way without permit to do so.

      aw poor baby got his feelings hurt.

      IT’S FUCKING NOTHING COMPARED TO THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM.

      Get a sense of actual perspective you over-entitled twat.

      The ecosystem is on the red line. Planet’s burning and you don’t even want to slow your shitmobile down, surprised you’re not one of the ‘run the protesters over’ fuckwits.

      WE ONLY HAVE ONE BIOSPHERE YOU FUCKING BELLEND. I really hope your children hate you, they should, fucks like you so concerned about your own pitiful pointless lives getting hemorrhoids over being late to an appointment because someone’s protesting THE RAPIDLY ONCOMING DEATH OF OUR SPECIES DUE TO SELFISH PRICKS SPEWING CO2 FOR PROFIT.

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      • Onii-Chan@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Groups that block public roads are funded by large fossil fuel companies to undermine the efforts of legitimate environmentalists and turn public perception against their cause. It only HELPS further the climate crisis to block the average person from going about their day, and genuine activist groups also know that - many have spoken out against such tactics in the past. Look into it and you'll see that you're playing right into their game by defending methods that only serve to piss off potential support.

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      • ubermeisters@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I see you and logic don’t get along very well. Unfortunately for this conversation it does mean we’re at a fundamental impasse.

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    • calypsopub@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This. Your protest should inconvenience the bad actors, not your potential allies.

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      • ubermeisters@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I wouldn’t bother agreeing with me apparently, the oil companies already convinced all these morons how to protest

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• possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  What is there to protest?

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  • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Climate Action, housing crisis, massive debts, pollution, minimum wage increases, racism, police brutality, rich people not getting punished, politicians not keeping their word, corruption, …

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    • possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      All of those are meaningless to me. I guess it makes sense that I’m not taking to the streets

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