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36. Me too. The Womens March in LA in 2017 was magnificent.

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Thu May 2, 2024, 05:17 PM

May 2

We need marches, not occupations.

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For your consideration: When is a protest more than just a protest? [View all] EarlG May 2 OP

Thanks for a thoughtful essay on this subject. Voltaire2 May 2 #1

It seems to me that a lot of the "violent" actions in this movement LauraInLA May 2 #3

i was at the same march in 03. w my bff, a fallen away catholic w a jewish hubs. some assholes mopinko May 2 #16

A protest that does NOT devolve into violence requires organization and leadership The Mouth May 2 #33

Preventing students from moving about campus RandySF May 2 #2

Perhaps it's easier for things to go wrong if you're not properly organized EarlG May 2 #4

Social media makes it easy for bad actors, zealots, and extremists to show up and derail your protest no matter how FSogol May 2 #8

"Promoting violence against fellow students because they're Jewish. Trashing university facilities." Cha May 2 #35

Most of the civ il rights/anti-war protests I went to were peaceful until the very un peaceful Ping Tung May 2 #5

Protests are a form of political speech -- a way to sway public opinion EarlG May 2 #9

Agreed. Demos are supposed to bring attention and sympathy for the cause. Ping Tung May 2 #14

beau of the 5th column had a vid about this the other day. about the book. mopinko May 2 #18

watch this- mopinko May 2 #22

I agree with this: LeftInTX May 2 #6

Leaders who can communicate and articulate help flamingdem May 2 #7

Are you too young to remember the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp of the 1980s? muriel_volestrangler May 2 #10

I have some vague recollections EarlG May 2 #13

I'm definitely old enough to remember that time period. ShazzieB May 2 #32

If we'd bring back the soapbox we wouldn't have these dilemmas. After all, it only supports one protester at a time ... littlemissmartypants May 2 #11

Authorities are usually responsible for the violence Doc Sportello May 2 #12

I'm glad someone finally mentioned agent provocateurs. returnee May 3 #43

That term was also used a lot during the 60s protests Doc Sportello May 3 #46

My earliest recall of protest was a strike. cachukis May 2 #15

It seems that peaceful disobedience worked for Martin Luther King and Gandhi. surfered May 2 #17

Gandhi had his hands full! He had to deal with Nehru and Jinnah in addition to the Brits. LeftInTX May 2 #24

Both were assassinated IronLionZion May 2 #30

Yes, but they knew their cause was more important. "I may not make it there with you." surfered May 2 #39

Thank you for an excellent post on protests. wnylib May 2 #19

My earliest were taking over University Buildings for sit ins organized cally May 2 #20

anything that holds another person captive or impedes them ClaudetteCC May 2 #21

The "occupation" stage is where a protest becomes more than a protest, IMO SpankMe May 2 #23

Great points. I especially like the point about wnylib May 2 #29

was Bundy ClaudetteCC May 2 #34

Yes Alice Kramden May 2 #41

I was in high school & college in the 80's - the Reagan years TBF May 2 #25

One key is non-violence Wild blueberry May 2 #26

It seems a lot of people are... Think. Again. May 2 #27

The Women's March in 2017 seemed perfect to me. LisaM May 2 #28

Me too. The Womens March in LA in 2017 was magnificent. SunSeeker May 2 #36

Oops, I meant 2017. LisaM May 2 #37

And the Women's Marches (multiple) got permits... brooklynite May 3 #45

I was in college in the 1970's. bluescribbler May 2 #31

K&R MustLoveBeagles May 2 #38

This is a really thoughtful analysis, EarlG. calimary May 2 #40

K&R wnylib May 2 #42

Obsessing over the peacefulness, purity or form of a protest rather than engaging its message makes it very easy for bad WhiskeyGrinder May 3 #44

More concern about protests than the subject matter of the protests. Passages May 3 #47

Excellent analysis of protest tactics: snot May 3 #48