“A caravan of vehicles blocked inbound lanes on Airport Way to protest the conflict in Gaza on Monday afternoon, the Port of Portland reports.”

  • almar_quigley@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    And where did MLK do his protests? In progressive cities without Jim Crow laws or right in the south and in Washington where the people who could actually effect change lived and worked. That’s the point I’m making, not that protesting isn’t effective, but it has to be done with real intent. The impact to businesses here in Portland because random people were prevented from making flights isn’t even remotely close to the level of organization and impact MLK had with his protests. What happened here was performative, not effective.