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I read an interesting article that argued modern activists learned how to protest on college campuses which are unique due to the influence the student/activist
by JamesBarney 6y ago
I read an interesting article that argued modern activists learned how to protest on college campuses which are unique due to the influence the student/activists wield. And that when these activists protest later in life they are not as prepared for the more challenging environment where your antagonist is unsympathetic to your cause.
This seems to be playing out here. I can't really see how Google could acquiesce to their demands without setting themselves up for this tactic to be used against them in the future.
- musicale 6y agoLike many institutions, universities ignore all complaints through regular channels (and intentionally delay any consideration of action until after the troublemakers have graduated); the most effective leverage students seem to have is creating bad publicity, which affects the university's bottom line. The lesson they are teaching their students is to be utterly cynical about going through the system, and to believe that creating a public scene or disturbance is the best way to convince organizations (or anyone else) to change their policies. Students probably aren't being creative enough in this regard; there are lots of ways to achieve or threaten bad publicity, such as working with media.