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Re:Is There Any Point to Protesting? by setr on Saturday August 26, 2017 @03:14AM (#15104439)
Well no, because you still need to convince the majority to your opinion... your single individual vote is still meaningless on the macro scale
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Re:Is There Any Point to Protesting? by NumberCruncher on Saturday August 26, 2017 @03:51AM (#15104531)
Why should the majority share my opinion? Maybe I am wrong. Maybe it would be boring, because there wouldn't be discussions any more.

Different opinions may coexist.

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Re:Is There Any Point to Protesting? by setr on Saturday August 26, 2017 @11:38AM (#15105896)
....because in a democracy, majority vote rules

So obviously if you want something to change...

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Re:Is There Any Point to Protesting? by dmichulke on Saturday August 26, 2017 @03:42AM (#15104516)
Protests also needs to convince but in protests consent/dissent is not even measured ...
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Re:Is There Any Point to Protesting? by ebola1717 on Saturday August 26, 2017 @05:13AM (#15104738)
Protests aren't meant to persuade - they're meant to draw attention. Persuasion is a separate step in the movement. Look at BlackLivesMatter. The initial protests drew attention to issues of police brutality that most Americans had little knowledge of. Then, journalists contextualized the history of police violence and attempted to persuade readers. Protests also help frame a narrative, which make people more amenable to persuasion.
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