there's always some assclown that gets photographed five seconds after he needs to be, then they just send in the police and everyone gives up. pointless.
@icedquinn that's a realization that I wish more people would come to.
Not only do so many protests seem pointless in the first place, but so many are counterproductive, actually hurting their own causes by pissing off people they inconvenience.
All too often protests are just parties full of people who don't realize the negative impacts they're having.
It's pointless at best.
@icedquinn I'd rephrase that:
They're supposed to annoy people AND they don't work :)
I've seen so many cases where folks who would normally be on board with the cause tune them out at best or flat out turn and work against the cause after feeling harassed.
The problem is that it's not a good strategy in the first place. Annoying the people you need buy-in from is always going to be a pretty questionable tact.
the problem is the meta changed and the special interests just clown the protests now.