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In reply to the discussion: Chants of 'shame on you' greet guests arriving for the annual White House correspondents' dinner [View all]Vinca
(50,755 posts)37. IMO, the only goal of the demonstrators is clicks and likes. There are people who really make a
difference like Chef Andres and then there are attention seekers. Yelling and screaming and being a pain in the ass is going to solve nothing.
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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Apr 2024
OP
Do you really think that Hamas bases its decisions on protests in the USA?
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2024
#48
I guess we'd never know, since nobody ever seems to protest Hamas. It's only ever one side.
AnrothElf
Apr 2024
#49
Nice try. Do you remember when the Gazans rose up against Hamas during the Arab Spring?
AnrothElf
Apr 2024
#51
What has that to do with your assertions on how American protesters should protest?
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2024
#52
My point is that we really wouldn't know how effective it might be, since not even Gazans have bothered to try.
AnrothElf
Apr 2024
#53
How many of those protesting will be building coalitions and working for lasting change in the region
littlemissmartypants
Apr 2024
#9
Barbarian Hamas terrorists don't give a damn about the death of Israelis
Justice matters.
Apr 2024
#42
I'm critical of virtue signaling as opposed to action that might actually yield results.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Apr 2024
#20
No. The protests against the Vietnam war were by students who did not want to go there
question everything
Apr 2024
#22
How do you feel about the atrocities committed against Israel since its founding?
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2024
#39
At least you see dead babies. Following the Oct 7 there were only charred remains of babies
question everything
Apr 2024
#46
It is simplistic to reduce this to "virtue signaling." They are all individual people who have their reasons.
Earth-shine
Apr 2024
#23
I completely agree with you that protests shouldn't block buildings, bridges, highways and the like.
Earth-shine
Apr 2024
#34
When I was in college there were protests demanding divestment from apartheid South Africa
AdamGG
Apr 2024
#24
They never seem to show up for a piece of shit MAGA event. Fuck this pro Hamas shit they do.
SoFlaBro
Apr 2024
#25
This dinner's the primary funding for scholarship/mentorships for journalism students by the association.
betsuni
Apr 2024
#28