The problem with protesting in modern times since social media dominated the majority of our lives is how most show up on a weekend, take photos and a hashtag, then brunch.
It’s all performative because if people were really serious, then there would constant protesting like how it was done during the Civil Rights era. The closest to a continuous protest we had was Occupy Wallstreet, yet so many fell for the media’s propaganda of it being a bunch of jobless hippies. Same rhetoric that could had described the Civil Rights protestors.
Don’t blame leadership when it is truly the people who are goddamn selfish and stupid. The final culmination of what Republicans and the owner class wanted out of a populace.
Black Lives Matter had daily protests for months. And in a couple instances involved taking over parts of cities and burning down police stations. And, for at least a little while, it resulted in positive changes to police policy.
I don’t know why people just seem to memory-hole BLM when complaining about the toothlessness of American protesters. Occupy was child’s play compared to BLM.
most show up on a weekend, take photos and a hashtag, then brunch.
That’s always been true.
Social media as a means of drawing big crowds and engaging idle residents has been great. But what do you do when you’ve got the crowd? What’s the next steps?
Don’t blame leadership when it is truly the people who are goddamn selfish and stupid.
Which is it?
Are people selfishly withholding their time, labor, and money from effective organizations and able leaders?
Or are they stupidly wasting time, labor, and money on con artists and turn coats?
The problem with protesting in modern times since social media dominated the majority of our lives is how most show up on a weekend, take photos and a hashtag, then brunch.
It’s all performative because if people were really serious, then there would constant protesting like how it was done during the Civil Rights era. The closest to a continuous protest we had was Occupy Wallstreet, yet so many fell for the media’s propaganda of it being a bunch of jobless hippies. Same rhetoric that could had described the Civil Rights protestors.
Don’t blame leadership when it is truly the people who are goddamn selfish and stupid. The final culmination of what Republicans and the owner class wanted out of a populace.
Black Lives Matter had daily protests for months. And in a couple instances involved taking over parts of cities and burning down police stations. And, for at least a little while, it resulted in positive changes to police policy.
I don’t know why people just seem to memory-hole BLM when complaining about the toothlessness of American protesters. Occupy was child’s play compared to BLM.
Like what? What did burning down a police building do? Aside from give fodder to the racist douchebags.
I wonder how many of the people who protested are “both sides” folks who don’t vote.
That’s always been true.
Social media as a means of drawing big crowds and engaging idle residents has been great. But what do you do when you’ve got the crowd? What’s the next steps?
Which is it?
Are people selfishly withholding their time, labor, and money from effective organizations and able leaders?
Or are they stupidly wasting time, labor, and money on con artists and turn coats?
Are laziness and selfishness mutually exclusive concepts for you?