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3Quondam6extanT9 t1_irjm3c7 wrote

Reply to comment by Ezekiel_W in Singularity, Protests and Authoritarianism by Lawjarp2

This is not accurate. Protests vary in degree, location, context, and methods. Protests like Stonewall, Mayday, Women's Suffrage, Arab Spring in some places, and MOL all had different influences that directed history in some way and changed quite a lot.

It would be more accurate to say that generally speaking protests don't amount to much beyond bringing awareness to the public.

It's also not accurate for OP to claim that the current protests haven't amounted to much since some are ongoing. The Iranian protests have spread throughout their country from schools to businesses and regime change is a potential outcome if the pressure remains.

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Lawjarp2 OP t1_irjo0oh wrote

There have been protests in Iran before. The government killed a lot of people and the protests died out. I truly hope Iranian anti-hijab protests succeed. If it doesn't, if the regime survives this, it is likely we are heading into a very dark future.

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3Quondam6extanT9 t1_irjr9gl wrote

We'll continue hoping for the people of Iran. I wish we could do more.

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