I do not believe that protests accomplish much these days, other than grab some attention for the protestors--and the way things tend to work thee days, that attention generally seems to be negative.
IOW, protesting, especially if it is near-violent or violent or generally disruptive, tends to be a net negative.
I do not believe that protests accomplish much these days, other than grab some attention for the protestors--and the way things tend to work thee days, that attention generally seems to be negative.
IOW, protesting, especially if it is near-violent or violent or generally disruptive, tends to be a net negative.
Regardless of how important you believe your cause to be, there are likely just as many people who either do not care or oppose you. Probably actually more. TBH, I do not think that there are really a lot of Americans (especially older Americans) that actually care about what happens to the Palestinians in other than the vague abstract.
And when you disript things (espeically their lives) over such a thing, they do NOT like it. It doesn't move them to change, it moves them to be against your cause.
As pointed out, proptests had more effect when they were more curated (because one of the big three had to decide to give it oxygen).
If you want results, buy some politicians. That's what works. That's how our system works. The problem is that politicians can be expensive and they do not always stay bought.
I do not believe that protests accomplish much these days, other than grab some attention for the protestors--and the way things tend to work thee days, that attention generally seems to be negative.
IOW, protesting, especially if it is near-violent or violent or generally disruptive, tends to be a net negative.
Regardless of how important you believe your cause to be, there are likely just as many people who either do not care or oppose you. Probably actually more. TBH, I do not think that there are really a lot of Americans (especially older Americans) that actually care about what happens to the Palestinians in other than the vague abstract.
And when you disript things (espeically their lives) over such a thing, they do NOT like it. It doesn't move them to change, it moves them to be against your cause.
As pointed out, proptests had more effect when they were more curated (because one of the big three had to decide to give it oxygen).
If you want results, buy some politicians. That's what works. That's how our system works. The problem is that politicians can be expensive and they do not always stay bought.