“A caravan of vehicles blocked inbound lanes on Airport Way to protest the conflict in Gaza on Monday afternoon, the Port of Portland reports.”
“A caravan of vehicles blocked inbound lanes on Airport Way to protest the conflict in Gaza on Monday afternoon, the Port of Portland reports.”
I am not convinced protests even work. But things have to change
Protests HERE don’t work. If a couple million people took over the streets of Tel Aviv, that would move the needle.
Ok, they don’t work in the US. But what will? I have spent years trying to convince myself of another way outside of Revolution and failing.
If you want to protest something, you have to bring it to where the events are happening. Nobody cares about a protest 1/2 way across the country or the world.
I agree. But protests that are large enough and in a location that is relevant are brutally put down by police, and the protesters are charged to ensure that no meaningful change can be possible
That’s the whole point of it though. A safe protest is not a protest at all. It’s performative.
Right i get that, but after seeing these protests what i take away from them is 1. They are ineffective, 2. Very costly for the participants. 3. The meaning will be perverted by news orgs. 4. Neither political party wants to see these succeed. It is performative in showing that the cause of reform is pointless. Which is exactly what the overbearing police action was designed to portray
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