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In response to "And I could be totally wrong here, but I'm not sure wrecking the buffet of the delegates' hotel is the best way to get your message out there. nm" by Turd Ferguson

what would have been good protest? standing around with a sign?

Posted by colin (aka colinski) Aug 22 '24, 07:36

if that shit doesn't work, protest has to escalate. nobody is being injured here, it's inconvenient.

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Simply by asking this question, you've lost the plot. -- nm - David Aug 22, 08:08 4
- there is no plot - that's the beauty and messiness of a protest movement like this. everyone organizes and protests as they feel convicted to. - colin Aug 22, 08:21 3
  - You're heading down the wrong path with this line of thinking. This is how terrorists talk. -- nm - David Aug 22, 08:29 2
    - It is not. Damaging property isn't violence. No one is calling for assassination. -- nm - colin Aug 22, 08:34 1
      - I pretty strongly disagree with that. It’s intimidation. I’d argue it’s extortion (if you don’t give us what we want we’re going to harm you). And - pmb Aug 22, 09:12
I think the question is: how do they expect this to be effective? How does it help their cause? -- nm - ty97 Aug 22, 08:05 1
- direct action generally stops being a means to create awareness and is targeted at the people who are refusing to engage in discussion or change. - colin Aug 22, 08:10
When your protest potentially endangers the lives of the uninvolved, it crosses a line. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 22, 07:50 1
- it wasn't done in secret. nobody ate a bug. -- nm - colin Aug 22, 08:04
"You don't understand, everything I do is OK because I have the moral high ground." -- nm - Reagen Aug 22, 07:50
Which begs the question "how is this specific protest going to work?" - Roger More Aug 22, 07:48 4
- Not that I support this but a demonstration aspect could be had. "We're not going away, y'know. You don't get to move on to the next shiny bauble." -- nm - con_carne Aug 22, 07:54 3
  - I'd see the maggot buffet as an escalation of that type of demonstration. - Roger More Aug 22, 08:02 2
    - Agree with all of this of course -- nm - con_carne Aug 22, 08:09
    - correct - harming property is an effective protest. do i think this was a particularly effective one? probably not, but it is an escalation and - colin Aug 22, 08:08
Eh, I can see it as a terrorist action. Making people afraid of their own food. -- nm* - con_carne Aug 22, 07:45
Well, not seriously injured: "One victim was treated and released on-scene." This isn't okay, don't normalize this behaviour in politics. -- nm - Andie Aug 22, 07:38
I guess I'd like to know what their end game is here? Let's throw maggots in the food of a bunch of people who have no say in any kind of American - Turd Ferguson Aug 22, 07:38
so I could break into a homeless shelter and shit in their food if I don't agree with what they are doing as a protest? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 22, 07:38 1
- If your signs don't work - I guess so. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 22, 07:38

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