Re:Is There Any Point to Protesting?
by tajen on Saturday August 26, 2017 @03:33AM
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But are those changes due to a shift in people's perception and values, inherent to evolution of newspapers and universities (or anything that changes culture, including the job market), or were these changes actually triggered by the demonstrations?
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I mean, it's all interconnected, so yes.
- Activists who lead protests often work with writers, journalists, and professors
- Protests also draw attention to otherwise less mainstream issues - just look at how we talk about income inequality today vs before Occupy, or prison reform and police brutality before BlackLivesMatter
- There are feedback loops. Successful protests draw more protesters in the future by drawing attention to and legitimizing grievances.
- yes, changes in technology or the economy also matter