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I realize people don't like what you are saying, but, while I think your snarky tone might not be helping you, you do make several worth while points. Demonstr
by alan_cx 13y ago
I realize people don't like what you are saying, but, while I think your snarky tone might not be helping you, you do make several worth while points.
Demonstrations can and will be used to crack down further. Despite our rights to protest, government will still use them as a way to frighten the non demonstrators. This is what we have seen in the UK. Protesters are re-defined as criminals as and when it suits.
Also, I think you probably have a point in suggesting the use of the law. Seems to me as an outsider that a lot of US progression has been via enlightened judges.......eventually. My suggestion would be to raise huge amounts of cash to fight in the courts and lobby hard.
I really do hate to say this, because it yet again shows up the political disconnect we all seem to have, but governments simply ignore protest. Well, unless its Middle East style, with huge amounts of violence and political types dragged out and, well, killed. And, that isnt going to happen in the West, right? Look, we in the UK had 1 million people march in London against Gulf War 2. That is like 5 million marching in DC (roughly, if I have my maths right). And guess what.... the UK government ignored them flat. Later, the UK people voted that government back in to power. Total waste of time.
When was the last time protest really worked? More over, should it?