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quietsegfaulttoday at 12:08 PM3 repliesview on HN

Many of us are protesting every day.


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embedding-shapetoday at 12:24 PM

By actually striking, or by waving a sign outside?

Don't get me wrong, anything is better than nothing, and many small streams may form into one big river, eventually. But short of a general strike across impactful industries, I think the current wave of protests won't actually achieve anything.

There is a reason "general strikes" are so feared by the political and wealthy class, and it's because there is no way for them to get rid of them without actually agreeing to some of the demands, otherwise the strikes actually impact their lives. Protesting by going out on the streets waving signs isn't gonna accomplish that, sadly.

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eudamoniactoday at 2:39 PM

Peaceful protest only makes sense as an implied alternative to violent protest.

Vaslotoday at 2:43 PM

Many of us don’t care.