• Sunforged@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    The protests that aren’t oppressed are the ones that are utterly ineffective. Think flash in the pan pussy hat protests, that are more about making the participants feel good about themselves than actually forcing change.

    If a protest has the capability to last and continue bringing their issue to the forefront it will be met with oppression.

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      6 months ago

      Probably accurate. Anything that upsets the status quo, costs business owners money, or otherwise threatens reelection chances is going to be met with force. Or, more likely, a smear campaign, ridicule, and then force