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In reply to the discussion: almost 5k raised for man who confronted protestors in San Diego [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)A picket line's function is to try to keep people from doing business with the place of work in question. That interferes with people's shopping and is an inconvenience, and as we see here, any protest that causes even slight inconvenience is WRONG. More, it seeks to prevent entry of scab workers hired to replace the striking workers- this denies people of needed work, and is again an inconvenience and is thus WRONG according to the logic on this thread.
because the logic of this thread is formed by a bunch of ignorant entitled people whose experience with protest is e-signing a MoveOn form letter in between handfuls of doritos while watching Bill Maher and feeling vaguely countercultural.
Sorry. The point of protest is not to stand back and not make a fuss or to be quiet and polite and avoid getting in someone's way. That sort of passivity is entirely COUNTER to the point of protest.
Also, do you think abuse of black communities is only a Ferguson problem? Your earlier post on the thread sure seems that way, and i think that' a good signifier that you have absolutely no idea what the fuck you are talking about.