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Protest where it is effective, not where it gets you the most social media clout. Blocking traffic is the protesting equivalent of a selfie. Make some noise near an elected official, and often. See how quickly they change their attitude when they are the ones being fucked with.
I would love to know what Universe you live in where quiet polite demos in out of the way places get reported on the news and come to the attention of all the other 334,912,895 people in the US that didn't see it personally.
Oh, you're right. I forgot the real point of protesting. I've been living my life thinking it's a public demonstration designed to let those in power know you are dissatisfied with how things are happening. Now I understand, though. It's performance art for the last stay at home mom in Michigan who hasn't heard about the war. We gotta get her to stop making that mayonnaise salad and start an aluminum drive for the war effort. Thanks for clearing it up. If I ever have a problem with anything in the future I'll know not to go to the person in charge, I'll just run into traffic and shake my ass at onlookers until the world changes for me. That's gonna make things a lot easier from here on out.
You should read some history and stop acting so juvenile. Peaceful non disruptive protests never accomplished shit. People died for women’s right to vote, they died for civil rights, and they died for the five day work week. A one day shutdown of a bridge is fucking nothing compared to what went down with those movements.
This is democracy at work. Liberals are all the same, pro-democracy until it gets in their way or upsets them. You don’t change power structures by asking politely.
I think you replied to the wrong person...