I would argue the @womensmarch inspired more women to run for office. And the recent ACA fight has included successful protest as a tactic.
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The need for instant gratification and lack of patience is what's been wrong for the last 30 years, and what's destroying us now.
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Do the math. How fast did things change with the protests during the civil rights movement?
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The essay doesn't say protesting is fruitless. The Civil Rights movement worked because it was so highly organised and had strategic vision.
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This is a very different description to the kind of unproductive, chaotic protests we see today.pic.twitter.com/dq1BnPpx59
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I will say it again: How many failed attempts happened before the more structured, strategical ones happened? Years.
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Yes, protesting is nothing close to a riot. Protesters don't carry milatery guns. They carry signs, they chant, they cry,laugh,talk to all.
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Buffalo Springfield sang about it in "For What It's Worth."
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Demonstrations ought not replace the long, hard, slog of lobbying our reps. to do the right thing.
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change but not violence
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Nope. Too much trouble. Do the lazy low-brow thing by tweeting out your grievances....Now with emojis!!!

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#poetryextract As I force the leap of faith Pushing through the burn Can I pull reality? Is reality pull-able?... http://vmilner.chifineart.org/2017/08/17/reality/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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The main point of protesting is to provide TV and photo coverage for lazy journalists to write simplistic articles
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We turn out in the streets on the weekends - ie, when it's convenient. Monday-Friday we're slaves to corporations to pay bills.
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