Mass protests have failed to bring about social change. It’s time for a new strategy.
Mass protests have failed to bring about social change. It’s time for a new strategy.
2010-2020 saw more mass protests around the world than at any other point in human history, but the societal changes that resulted were often the opposite of what protesters demanded. Author Vincent Bevins explains why.
I'm telling you, an army of vuvuzela-players and mimes to follow elected officials around in public, with a shift roster to get 24/7 coverage. No media interviews without the droning hum of a vuvuzela, no photo opportunities without a sneaky mime making an exaggerated lewd pose in the background, no pleasant meals with lobbyists without a distant but audible brrrrrrrrrrrr.
The media chooses not to report on peaceful protests all the time, but they always give coverage to Gaetz, Cruz and Graham talking absolute shit. Make them edit the videos to take out mimes and vuvuzelas.
Vincent Bevins just published a new book on this topic:
If We Burn; The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
He was interviewed about it on the TrueAnon podcast, but I dunno if that was in the public feed or the bonus feed.
We all fart into pillows for hours, then tell the baddies we bought a new fabric softener that smells like peach
People expect way to much change from a single protest. You need to contact your representative and get enough people to join in order to get some attention.
Your protest also can't be silly like a lot of recent protests are don't go protest the 2016 election or 2020 election as you will accomplish nothing. Also make sure you have some sort of purpose or end goal. All of the protests I've heard about have no purpose.
The only actual wealth redistribution to the working class that has happened in recent years are the flash mobs looting from stores during the pandemic
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