2 ms·
You and me both. On some level I'm happy that governments push back so hard because it makes protests "work" but it seems like it would be way more effective fo
by Spivak 1y ago
You and me both. On some level I'm happy that governments push back so hard because it makes protests "work" but it seems like it would be way more effective for a government to simply ignore the protesters. It would be the ultimate flex by a corrupt government—we're so far above you that you have nothing to shake your fist at.
- ryandrake 1y agoIn general (with some per-country variance), the batons and tear gas will only come out when the one critical threshold is reached: rich people start making less money. So you can get ten or 100 buddies out on the street shouting and waving flags, and they’ll ignore you because no stores are losing business. But the moment those people disrupt the flow of profits, the brute squads will hit the streets.