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This reminds me of a story I read as a kid, not exactly a fight against brutal regimes though (don't know if it is a true story either): When shoe factory work
by vijayr 14y ago
This reminds me of a story I read as a kid, not exactly a fight against brutal regimes though (don't know if it is a true story either):
When shoe factory workers went on strike in Japan, they used a very interesting method - no shouting, or blocking roads etc. They simply made just one half of a pair (just the left side, I think). Thousands of shoes produced every day, but just the left shoe. Didn't take long for the management to sit down at the table to talk.
There are many many peaceful ways to protest, I guess.
- hnhg 14y agoI was told a story of a body of students who wanted to protest something in W. Germany in the '60s (I am recalling this from a night spent drinking so I might have every detail wrong!). As I recall it, instead of taking to the streets, they put on suits and amassed themselves at the relevant government office. A group of representatives then asked for a meeting, which was granted, and they put forward their case. They got what they wanted. I think the point was that the government officials thought they were respectable and reasonable and so their requests seemed so too.
- mynameishere 14y agoThat would normally result in mass firings or a lockout, both legitimate in a case like that.
- flyinRyan 14y agoJapan must have more reasonable labor laws.