I understand why the “Free Palestine” protestors want attention, but why do they need to block a road to prove a point? 1) it doesn’t help to prove your point and 2) it neglects your initial cause. I believe these are chaos actors trying to disrupt “normalcy” for attention. You’re going to see this a lot in 2024. I’m with the Palestinians to call their place their own and be free, so do Israelis, but this is not it.
@tracytran Because otherwise you and everyone else will ignore them.
People seem to think that protesting should be done quietly and out of the way.
That's not how you protest. Protest is not supposed to be quiet and out of the way where it can be ignored.
You're worried about traffic. They're worried about mass murder.
@AskTheDevil Protests should be loud, but it also needs to make sense. Kids in Iowa protesting about guns in the State Capitol? Yes, that’s acceptable protesting. “Free Palestine” people protesting to Occupy Wall Street and shouting at black churches? You’re asking for the spotlight, not the attention to the cause
@tracytran Wait, are you saying that "Free Palestine" people have been protesting against Occupy Wall Street?
Ordinarily, I would suspect that was a straw man, but people have been pretty ridiculous lately.
@tracytran Protesting is exactly about getting the spotlight for the cause.
If you actually go talk to the people who do those protests, you'll typically find that they're honest and sincere and local.