return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago405 Freeway: Gaza protesters block traffic in West Los Angeleswww.foxla.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-link405 Freeway: Gaza protesters block traffic in West Los Angeleswww.foxla.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoAhh yes. Gatekeeping of what is considered valid protest and white liberalism, name a more iconic duo.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·3 months agoAn effective protest reaches the hearts and minds of people who can actually have an impact. Protesting in L.A. does neither of those things.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·3 months agoI’m 100% disinterested in your opinion of what you consider a valid protest. What you or I consider a valid protest is irrelevant unless we organized it.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·3 months agoFine, tell me who in LA on the 405 freeway can stop investment in Israel. It’s cool… I’ll wait. Oh, right, nobody. They are protesting to nobody so they can feel good about themselves while not actually having a chance at changing anything. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_activism
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoSince you seem to lack reading comprehension. I’m 100% disinterested in your opinion I’m not interested in the opinions of reactionaries masquerading or deluding themselves into thinking they are revolutionaries.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoWell you chose to be in a thread literally about reactionaries masquerading or deluding themselves into thinking they are revolutionaries…
Ahh yes. Gatekeeping of what is considered valid protest and white liberalism, name a more iconic duo.
An effective protest reaches the hearts and minds of people who can actually have an impact.
Protesting in L.A. does neither of those things.
I’m 100% disinterested in your opinion of what you consider a valid protest.
What you or I consider a valid protest is irrelevant unless we organized it.
Fine, tell me who in LA on the 405 freeway can stop investment in Israel. It’s cool… I’ll wait.
Oh, right, nobody. They are protesting to nobody so they can feel good about themselves while not actually having a chance at changing anything.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_activism
Since you seem to lack reading comprehension.
I’m not interested in the opinions of reactionaries masquerading or deluding themselves into thinking they are revolutionaries.
Well you chose to be in a thread literally about reactionaries masquerading or deluding themselves into thinking they are revolutionaries…