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yurbud

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Sun Mar-27-05 02:40 PM
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21. when protests work

I am not advocating this, but it seems that the protests that have an impact are when people actually act and stop something from happening, chaining your head to a tree to stop it from being cut down, or blocking a road to keep traffic from getting in (or out), and/or staying put until you get what you want.

I don't think people have the will to do that yet, or enough people are pissed off to support it from their barcolounger.

Marching around for an afternoon is more of a moral and solidarity booster than anything else.

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