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wnylib

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2. Protests might be less effective at influencing

Reply to summer_in_TX (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 11:45 PM

16 hrs ago

government officials, especially authoritarians, but they do keep up the morale of the people by meeting others and knowing that they are not alone. They also help people organize locally and develop solutions to problems.

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Authoritarians have studied protests. They've adapted, and the effectiveness of protests has dropped. [View all] summer_in_TX 16 hrs ago OP

I'm subscribed to Christopher Armitage LearnedHand 16 hrs ago #1

Protests might be less effective at influencing wnylib 16 hrs ago #2

I don't think he means we should stop organizing, for exactly the reasons you say. summer_in_TX 16 hrs ago #4

Less effective is not ineffective. Prairie_Seagull 15 hrs ago #8

Thanks for the introduction to Christopher Armitage and the Existential Republic pat_k 16 hrs ago #3

Definitely bookmarking this for reading JBTaurus83 16 hrs ago #5

If your protest is selling merch Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #6

Ha ha blubunyip 15 hrs ago #9

The protests serve to inspire and strengthen us. When 50501 announced their first in March 2025, summer_in_TX 15 hrs ago #10

Pressuring legislators is absolutely a good tactic Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #13

All righty then. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #14

This deserves a cross post in Activists Headquarters. littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #7

Thanks! summer_in_TX 15 hrs ago #11

It's just copying and pasting it into a new post in that forum or group. Caveat is... littlemissmartypants 15 hrs ago #12

Wrong. What we need are more and bigger protests... ananda 12 hrs ago #15

It will take both approaches, IMO. summer_in_TX 4 hrs ago #16