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You’ve forgotten how to protest. I recall you guys getting pretty upset over some tea with Britain. Seriously as long as folks are content at home the politici
by josho 8y ago
You’ve forgotten how to protest. I recall you guys getting pretty upset over some tea with Britain.
Seriously as long as folks are content at home the politicians won’t give a damn about you. Go march in the streets en mass and things will slowly change.
- mont 8y agoAre you implying that putting some filter over my facebook picture isn't an effective method of protest?
- becomingknown 8y agoPerhaps you forgot to put /s.
- wonthegame 8y agoYou raised awareness. (Slightly sarcasm)
- johannes1234321 8y agoNot only that, but you are also signalling to your environment that thy are not alone. That's also a key factor in many demonstrations.
- dfxm12 8y agoIf you think people haven't protested needless military action, you're paying as much attention to the American people as the politicians we've elected.
- Retra 8y agoStrikes are far more effective than waving a sign on the street corner.
- InitialLastName 8y agoStrikes are really difficult when you've developed a culture of consumerism and permanent debt trapping big chunks of the population into wage slavery. It's even harder when, at the same time, you put your thumb firmly on one side of the business/labor relations scale by pushing at-will employment and right to work efforts.
- Retra 8y agoI don't disagree with any of that. Will you argue any of that is going to change if we continue to prefer the safety of strong words over decisive action and sacrifice?
- InitialLastName 8y agoNot while people keep electing "outsiders" to "clean up" the government. Turns out that process tends to further entrench corporate interests.
- milquetoastaf 8y ago>Go march in the streets en mass and things will slowly change The Afghani and Iraqi Wars engendered some of the largest protests in human history. They are still ongoing. In America, when you march in streets, they make laws so cars can run you over
- freeflight 8y agoWasnt the last time this actually happened "occupy" and didn't that get dismantled and side-tracked pretty quickly? IMHO not even a US specific issue, people in a whole lot of "western countries" seem to have forgotten how to meaningfully protest. Sure, there is the occasional "against climate change" or "for this societal issue" marches, but they all have the problem of being incredibly obscure in their goals and demands. Long gone are the days of large scale peace protests against very specific "interventions", like the invasion of Iraq triggered.
- FiveSquared 8y agoFacebook. That’s why. People protest online instead of offline.
- blattimwind 8y agoThat'll teach them!