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Assuming that a powerful nation has not deeply owned every large-scale protest is in my experience extremely naive. Either the protest has no teeth or it's pene
by krageon 7y ago
Assuming that a powerful nation has not deeply owned every large-scale protest is in my experience extremely naive. Either the protest has no teeth or it's penetrated all the way to the top with either government agents or extensive surveillance. This means that action outside of what the government feels like dealing with means arrests (no matter how temporary) and that any action that is taken means that the government does not care or will use it with an ulterior agenda.
It sort of bothers me how conspiracy theorist this sounds, but I know for a fact that this is the case.
- dmd 7y agoIf you really know this for a fact, you should contact https://www.nytimes.com/tips https://www.nytimes.com/tips But I'm guessing by 'fact' you mean 'I'm very convinced of my own opinions'.
- krageon 7y agoI don't live in the United States, I do know it for a fact and I will not sabotage my own life or those of the people I care about just because you would love to read some drama in the papers. The net result of that would be that in a month or two nobody would remember it, and lives would still be ruined. It is almost mystifyingly selfish of you to ask this of me, especially when you souse it with your fairly hostile closing remark.
- lstodd 7y agoAssuming a modern protest has anything that can be called 'top' is extremely naive. There is no hierarchy that can be suborned.
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