You might see ape brain violence, but guess what the people in power are apes too. When all else fails, and I think we can agree it has, there’s only one option left. I’m sure you’re referring to the George Floyd protests. How long do we have to ask nicely for people to not get murdered by cops? How many different ways should we say it? Do you actually think it can ever work?
The Floyd protests were probably the most prominent example of a protest doing nothing but ruining a city and throwing a tantrum. Nothing productive happened from those protests beyond give news agencies headlines and idiots on social media a black square. CHAZ, that ‘demilitarized cop zone’ a bunch of LARPers tried to assemble also failed beyond miserably. The area they held turned into pure anarchy where even the ‘not police’ force they made to keep order ended up killing civilians. People lost their lives for that ‘anti-cop’ experiment.
I want you to, instead of smashing in windows of your local bakery, come up with a plan that actually changes what’s being complained about. If protests worked, they would have by now. If not having cops around at all worked, it would have in CHAZ.
There are many examples of how protests can lead to change:
# The ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world.
The article cites non violent protests directed squarely at the source of the issues. The frustration is with misdirected protests. There are certain people who declare “there’s no wrong way to protest”, but there definitely are wrong ways to protest. A good protest will raise awareness but do so in a way where other people on the fence might actually be swayed that you have a point. If your protest makes you a “villain” to the people who should be agreeing with you, it’s not a good protest.
