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Re:EU Parliament supports the possible suspension of U.S. da... by xradionut on Friday July 05, 2013 @08:51AM (#5994630)
"These protests had no effect."

It's easy to counter mass protests. Either under-report them or co-opt them. If the power structure ignores voters and protests, the only other recourses are apathy or violence, both which don't have good consequences either.

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Re:EU Parliament supports the possible suspension of U.S. da... by tankenmate on Friday July 05, 2013 @10:18AM (#5994928)
The third way à la Gandhi, civil disobedience; stand in the way between MPs and their local bar. If enough people refuse to work then there is only one solution left, change.
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Re:EU Parliament supports the possible suspension of U.S. da... by xradionut on Friday July 05, 2013 @11:44AM (#5995344)
Civil disobedience in the US is either caged in "free speech areas", co-opted by undercover police, or totally ignored/denigrated by the media. The power wielders learned their lessons in the '60s and have worked on eliminated this issue since the '70s.
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Re:EU Parliament supports the possible suspension of U.S. da... by Vivtek on Friday July 05, 2013 @03:33PM (#5996385)
Well, GP's talking about the UK, not the US - but I suspect that if America really notices something happening, those Free Speech Zones will be relegated to the dustbin of history where they belong.
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