Protests are a material display of force and organization. It is saying "so and so many people are willing to show up and risk life and limb for a cause, despite the certainty of brutal repression by state security forces," with the implication that further escalation can happen if their demands aren't met.
No, I'm saying autism dragons initial statement of "Protests are about aesthetics you see." Is (through) implying that social reach is irrelevant to the goals of a protest.
that is not their argument, they are mocking this person for not appreciating the vibes of the anti genocide protests, and thinking that's a reasonable criticism. This protest isn't fashionable enough, thats the thing, not that the person acknowledged that people see protests
Yes, because I thought I was right and people were jumping down my throat. I only read the full image a few hours later after a bunch of classes. I felt like my point was pretty clear and indisputable. I obviously don't agree with the second comment in the image
Protests are a material display of force and organization. It is saying "so and so many people are willing to show up and risk life and limb for a cause, despite the certainty of brutal repression by state security forces," with the implication that further escalation can happen if their demands aren't met.
in other words, it’s about perception. That’s not a bad thing, but people seems to be wrapped up and taking personal offense to “perception” lol. If protests weren’t seen as a threat and/or not a material threat, then no one would care or even participate.
Even smaller protests like a woman standing on a street with a sign over her lost daughter being ignored by the police is still about perception. There is a message to be sent and seen. We all hope that something changes, but without an overwhelming amount of force then you have to pivot to hoping the message is enough.
Protests are a material display of force and organization. It is saying "so and so many people are willing to show up and risk life and limb for a cause, despite the certainty of brutal repression by state security forces," with the implication that further escalation can happen if their demands aren't met.
Yes, you are literally being perceived to have power and organisation.
???
If there's a media blackout on your protest, no tik tok, no Facebook, no cnn, your protest is going to be smaller and potentially less effective.
Again, blame the media.
It's not our fault.
People are literally getting beaten up by fascists and possibly killed.
And? I'm not arguing that the protests are "invalid ", nor that their cause isn't just, nor that people aren't getting merced or beaten up.
I'm arguing against autism dragons opening title statement that protests are not about being seen.
They are being seen, increasingly. It's working.
Yes, good. Autism dragon was saying it was not at all about being seen, which I disagree with.
Okay, but you seemed to be saying that it was falling short of that?
No, I'm saying autism dragons initial statement of "Protests are about aesthetics you see." Is (through) implying that social reach is irrelevant to the goals of a protest.
Alright.
that is not their argument, they are mocking this person for not appreciating the vibes of the anti genocide protests, and thinking that's a reasonable criticism. This protest isn't fashionable enough, thats the thing, not that the person acknowledged that people see protests
I only read the first part of the image and forgot what it was about, read the title, got annoyed and posted.
And then posted 6 more times, arguing. Maybe take a step back next time :)
Yes, because I thought I was right and people were jumping down my throat. I only read the full image a few hours later after a bunch of classes. I felt like my point was pretty clear and indisputable. I obviously don't agree with the second comment in the image
Even smaller protests like a woman standing on a street with a sign over her lost daughter being ignored by the police is still about perception. There is a message to be sent and seen. We all hope that something changes, but without an overwhelming amount of force then you have to pivot to hoping the message is enough.