Re:HK media erase their archives amid rising arrests
by Dah00n on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @05:01AM
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Protests are a legal part of the system as a blow-off valve to let average citizens get rid of their rage. It's there to keep the status quo. It makes no difference without force behind it. As long as the opposing view doesn't feel endangered it is working for them and against the average citizen. As soon as it makes a difference it is no longer protests but a rebellion, which most who will protest doesn't have the stomach for.
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Re:HK media erase their archives amid rising arrests
by malwarebytess on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @05:16AM
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And barely legal at that. Right to protest is curtailed bit by bit year by year. It isn't a protest if you have to apply for a permit and have to stay in some "free speech zone."
Re:HK media erase their archives amid rising arrests
by SamoyedFurFluff on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @08:43AM
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In some places in America it’s legal to kill protestors. (Florida IIRC recently passed a law granting immunity to people to run over protestors with their car.)
Re:HK media erase their archives amid rising arrests
by wolverine876 on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @11:31AM
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> It makes no difference without force behind it.
This is simply a false, anti-democratic trope. Protests interfere with everything from traffic to economies. And much more, they express intent to the leaders: Do something or be voted out of office, because we are motivated. The history of change through protest is very long.