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"These protests had no effect." It's easy to counter mass protests. Either under-report them or co-opt them. If the power structure ignores voters and protests
by xradionut 13y ago
"These protests had no effect."
It's easy to counter mass protests. Either under-report them or co-opt them. If the power structure ignores voters and protests, the only other recourses are apathy or violence, both which don't have good consequences either.
- tankenmate 13y agoThe third way à la Gandhi, civil disobedience; stand in the way between MPs and their local bar. If enough people refuse to work then there is only one solution left, change.
- xradionut 13y agoCivil disobedience in the US is either caged in "free speech areas", co-opted by undercover police, or totally ignored/denigrated by the media. The power wielders learned their lessons in the '60s and have worked on eliminated this issue since the '70s.
- Vivtek 13y agoWell, GP's talking about the UK, not the US - but I suspect that if America really notices something happening, those Free Speech Zones will be relegated to the dustbin of history where they belong.