Protests are not about swaying the minds of the inconvenienced

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Posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on May 02, 2024 at 09:46:45

In Reply to: Protesting is idiotic. Plain and simple. posted by Bruinfan4ever on May 02, 2024 at 08:12:01

they are about getting coverage. Inconveniencing people creates great coverage. The protests at US universities is getting covered, heavily covered, all over the world. The intended audience for the protest numbers in the billions, not in the hundreds or thousands.

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Is it worth your life to get that coverage? Bruinfan4ever 10:09:31 05/02/24 (8)
- That is often part of the plan TheHappyBurgermeister 10:26:43 05/02/24 (6)
  - What the world ends up seeing is a bunch of thugs. Bruinfan4ever 10:51:40 05/02/24 (5)
    - Those protesting Gaza were the victims of the thugs TheHappyBurgermeister 11:02:44 05/02/24 (4)
      - I completely disagree. Bruinfan4ever 11:09:01 05/02/24 (3)
        
        Well, by your response, I think I miscommunicated TheHappyBurgermeister 11:50:58 05/02/24 (2)
        
        What narrative are you talking about? Bruinfan4ever 12:47:44 05/02/24 (1)
        
        I presume this is the narrative of the protestors TheHappyBurgermeister 14:59:08 05/02/24 (0)
- "But" not "Buy"* Bruinfan4ever 10:11:58 05/02/24 (0)

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