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I'd be more interested in data a few years from now to show if protesting really did anything? Obviously this is a right we must protect and embolden, however
by 71a54xd 5y ago
I'd be more interested in data a few years from now to show if protesting really did anything? Obviously this is a right we must protect and embolden, however for certain causes protesting in this day and age seems to do little to elicit actual political action or change - sometimes it even does the opposite.
- bushbaba 5y agoProtests in the late 90s brought visibility to issues, AND had a clear ask to the public. Today people protest to just being visibility. But they have no ask or strategy on how to resolve the underlying issue. The lack of a clear ask on policy change is likely why many recent protests haven’t accomplished meaningful policy change.
- 71a54xd 5y agoI couldn't agree more - I think the number of pervasive narratives accelerated by social media (with almost zero backing in data) are also a factor here. For instance, I support reducing emissions and fossil fuel use, but I find it a bit nuts when Gen Z claims "the world will end in 12 years" without offering any real path forward other than "fuck anyone who disagrees".