Comment on Mass protests have failed to bring about social change. It’s time for a new strategy.
BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months agoThat’s literally what this entire post is talking about, though… I’m not saying violence is necessarily the answer, but we’ve been trying nonviolent methods, and they aren’t working
fiat_lux@kbin.social 11 months ago
To be more accurate, they posited that the more chaotic the action, the more effective the protest has historically been, not that non-violent protest is not effective at all. I think that's an important distinction.
They also say this:
I believe it is possible to create chaos without requiring violence. I agree we need to tinker with the approach. I do not think escalating straight to violence is necessary and that we possess the creativity to modify tactics instead of abandoning principles. We should leave the most damaging options for the last resort.
BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Alternatively…
A bit of tar and feathering is always fun
fiat_lux@kbin.social 11 months ago
Tar and feathering is a slow death frequently from infections in the burns. It is a revolting and grotesque torture technique.
BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
So we save it for the billionaires, got it