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confession: I'm totally incapable of discerning what's weird/creepy/aggressive in a protest conflict context because I think going somewhere to get amped up on your own self-righteousness with no real outlet except shouting at people is weird/creepy/aggressive all on its own
what do five black nationalists shouting intermittent gay slurs, a busload of Catholic teenagers in MAGA hats doing a rah-rah school chant & a spontaneous Native American prayer circle have in common? the moral high ground, somehow, question mark question mark
Actual protest is rather unlike what you describe here, and doesn't include much shouting. It's meant to be an appeal to values that you share with people who you hope will change course as a result of your appeal. It dramatizes a community's failure to live its values.
Thus, discipline is crucial for effective protest. The fact that people can imagine marching for change as an act of getting amped up on self-righteousness shows how little we study and understand the nonviolent protests that have changed the world.
Cultural marches in a homogeneous place are like group therapy, and not everyone believes in or supports self improvement, to the point of aggression.
I think a lot of the people who show up to these things are a closed loop in high tension, unable to reconcile the urge to *do something* with their confusion and perceived powerlessness. Stand next to someone near the breaking point at a protest, as I have, and you can *feel* it
I think protests can have a constructive purpose. They're a way of signalling that at least X number of people are paying attention to issue Y, are invested in it, and have some capacity to organize.
We're in the 4th day of the teacher strike and protest in LA . Priveledge hates traffic.
Protesting implies conflict. It’s amazing when an entire side of a conflict remain poised, patient, and non-violent. I’m curious, what’s the context inspiring your thought?
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