FriedConsole
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the whole point of protesting is peaceful disruption.
fucking weird to see people cheering this
Just like Chris Christie blocking a bridge, this could be blocking emergency traffic.
the whole point of protesting is peaceful disruption.
fucking weird to see people cheering this
People being against disruptive protesting are on the perfect road to accept fascism.
People being against disruptive protesting are on the perfect road to accept fascism.
Just like Chris Christie blocking a bridge, this could be blocking emergency traffic.
":just for standing in traffic"
Being tackled to the ground is a lot better outcome than being hit by a car. Get out of the road. Its weird that it being a protest makes it "ok" in some peoples eyes. So if they weren't protesting and just standing in the middle of the road it would still be ok to just stand there? Or its ok cuz they are trying to protest?
Just like Chris Christie blocking a bridge, this could be blocking emergency traffic.
Seems like you should target the powers that be then.
Protest outside their offices or even their homes.
Target the people you want to listen to you.
Don't piss off random people in the hope someone will turn to your side faster than the public demands they turn against you.
That doesn't work, not alone at least. Those on the top have the pure luxury that they can ignore you. What they can't ignore is the bad PR and businesses hurting that protests can cause.
Just like Chris Christie blocking a bridge, this could be blocking emergency traffic.
You are talking to people who think protesting means hitting the Retweet button. Real sacrifice or standing up for anything is so foreign to them that it is scary. These people would have been just fine sitting in the back of the bus or told that they couldn't drink from water fountains. Just a big ball of complacency.
Just like Chris Christie blocking a bridge, this could be blocking emergency traffic.
This puts a smile on my face.
This is brought up in every protest thread.
Has there ever been any case where this has actually happened?
If it was as simple as that, then the Civil Rights movement should have been an utter failure. You think the general public supported the disruption the CRM caused? The disruption then was immense and was a daily thing.
How about if we ONLY had "disruptive" protests?People being against disruptive protesting are on the perfect road to accept fascism.
Yeah beat up peaceful protesters so people can get to work a little quicker.Good don't block traffic - people have lives to live.
hard to sympathize with the protesters here
Get off the roads idiots, unless you're protesting people going about their business.
Good job by the police. Protesters are doing no good and just getting in the way as people go about their day.
Yeah beat up peaceful protesters so people can get to work a little quicker.
There is nothing admirable about targeting your anger towards regular working class people who aren't responsible for your grievances, but I guess that makes me a fascist.
Except the guy that got fucking tackled.No one got beat up. The policy simply removed them hastily.
Exactly.
look I get it but if I get fired or fail a class over a missed test... :|
No one got beat up. The policy simply removed them hastily.
thank god states are making it legal to ruN them over. sure protest fAscism whatever, but don't make me fuckiNg late to work/am coffee.
No way to get their message out. if Anything this will tuRn more people towards trUmp that don't want to have to deal with this bullshiT. we have civil rigHts already, thanks.
Note: because I know GAF, I'm going to preface this by saying I don't agree with the police here and do support peaceful but disruptive protests, provided it won't affect emergency vehicles where people need medical attention.
How about if we ONLY had "disruptive" protests?
What I mean is, do you... I don't know... Maybe... Perhaps... Think the local and state powers are getting just slightly on edge from "protests" turning into "riots" where property is being destroyed left and right?
Like, if you came over to my house on the reg just to punch me in the balls, chances are one of these days I'm going to see you walking up to my door and I'm just going to start swinging on you BEFORE you do something.
Protests have repeatedly turned into riots - not sure exactly what people are expecting moving forward. I don't agree with what police are doing here, but you have to be able to see past your own nose in these situations. It's compounding, not isolated.
Disruptive? Fine. Destructive? No. The more the latter happens the less the former will be allowed. Honestly, people will ruin it for themselves.
People being against disruptive protesting are on the perfect road to accept fascism.
Uhh, wtf? Why are there so many people in this thread celebrating this? This is horrible.
This. Our culture is entirely about self, who cares about the rest.Americans are amazing, you're endangering the whole world and you still have the gaul to moan about protesters blocking traffic. This world is fucking done.
Just a reminder that these posters in the thread caping for this bullshit aren't anything new. Their entire idea of "correct protesting" is basically 'Do it so I don't have to see or hear about it. Be easily ignorable.' And anything that falls outside of that they will have a problem with, no matter the cause. History repeats.
That horseshit about "Your protests are only HURTING your cause" is fucking bullshit and just another way for people to demand that you shut the fuck up and stop being noticed; because protests that get noticed is often the first step to getting shit done.
Our "allies" brehs...
Oh I understand that fully. I'm just saying that now, with such an "itchy trigger finger" president, we should probably use just slightly more caution during execution of protests to make sure any action taken by the government(s) are seen as acts of aggression.you have to realize that police brutality in response to protests is nothing new. just because you are being forced to reckon with it due to increased media attention on protestors in the wake of the civl disobedience in response to trump doesn't mean that the police are suddenly just starting to utilize disproportionately violent tactics to squash protests, in fact, now that we have an authoritarian president who in my opinion cares more about "blue lives" than black lives, i'd encourage you to strap in because police brutality has quite a few more prominent cheerleaders in the white house than it did before.
Pretty sure that was sarcasm, based on the thread the other day of some state changing its traffic law saying you don't need to stop at red lights in certain situations.
Good job? A man with his back turned was tackled. Do you not see how this is excessive use of force?
I've been tackled by cops when I was mistakenly identified as someone involved in a big gang fight at the mall. Honestly I wasn't even really that upset about it.
Getting tackled is a hell of a lot better than getting Tazed or Tear Gassed.
Definitely didn't seem like excessive force IMO.
Nah, I'm cool with it. These protesters get 0 sympathy from me. They were literally just getting in people's way as they go about their day, and probably did more harm than good for their cause. Which is evident with the cheering as the police came in.
There is nothing admirable about targeting your anger towards regular working class people who aren't responsible for your grievances, but I guess that makes me a fascist.
Need a gif of that round house throw to the ground