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source: the turbolibs nearby who have had a Ukrainian flag on their house for three full years have at last taken the faded rag down. Ukraine will probably collapse now without their brave full-scale show of support

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[–] ANarcoSnowPlow@hexbear.net 45 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I was talking to my son about seeing protestors when I was out earlier and he said "peaceful protest doesn't actually do anything though."

"Well bud, this is the first step to the state cracking down way too hard on peaceful protestors, then things will get more interesting."

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Peaceful protests by themselves exclusively don't achieve any political goals (as long as it's not funded by the CIA in an unstable region). Protests should be tied to actual action: unionisation, collective bargaining, striking, and teaching of political theory to the masses. And by "tied", I mean that the people in the demonstration should explicitly be told to support the following, concrete steps already planned before the protest.

[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago

Protests used to be called 'demonstrations' because the point was to have an organized demonstration of your power to bring industry to a halt.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 21 points 1 month ago

Abbie Hoffman was good at this. Abbie Hoffman was also not afraid of a little violence.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago

The kids are alright sicko-zoomer

[–] ANarcoSnowPlow@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

He's sixteen. He's got a good head on his shoulders.

[–] Guamer@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

"Well you see, Jimbo..."