bullybullybully t1_j5cn9n6 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 12:57 AM

Reply to comment by bruno_do in LPT: protesting doesn’t bring change anymore, but strikes and boycotts do. by AnalBaggins

The example I point to to illustrate this is the “occupy” movement from years ago. One of the biggest demonstrations in recent memory, lots of media attention, zero actual results. Target the capital (meaning money, not the building) to get anything done.

RJFerret t1_j5ddxph wrote on January 22, 2023 at 4:23 AM

But also there was no practical goal to the occupy movement, they literally were having meetings to try to come up with goals to present to media. It was funded apparently by a company from Vancouver, Canada, people were being bussed in and provided tents and sleeping bags, but no indication what to represent. It's not like they were for or against anything, and different groups came up with different things, like bank regulations, we want food and access to bathrooms while we're here, or we're the 99% (whatever action that's supposed to represent).

When I was trying to figure it out I figured follow the money, and I never was able to figure out why a Canadian company was invested and promoting it. Maybe just as PR for themselves locally? *shrugs

Looking at the Wikipedia page on it now, there's nothing really different.

parabolicurve t1_j5csa1c wrote on January 22, 2023 at 1:35 AM

Yep. It's passed into distant memory for most people. You might get a "Oh yeah, I remember that." And the 1% are happy as a pig in shit because of that.