Taiwan in Time: The snails strike back - Taipei Times
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  • FahrenheitGhost@lemmy.worldEnglish
    152·
    7 days ago

    If we tried something like this here in the U.S. there would be injuries, deaths, and a lot of arrests.

      • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        41·
        6 days ago

        And yet still people have the nerve to tell us to protest peacefully.

        All they had to do was pay him enough to fucking live.

        • quick_snail@feddit.nlEnglish
          51·
          6 days ago

          Destruction of corporate or State property is peaceful protest. It’s nonviolent.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          25·
          6 days ago

          Peaceful protesting is the only effective way unless you plan on starting a violent revolution that will kill lots of people and result in a dictator.

          Martin Luther King Jr. had this figured out. You should read some of his work.

          • cy888@lemmy.worldEnglish
            71·
            6 days ago

            MLK only succeeded because the powers that be had a choice between MLK and Malcolm X.

            If Malcolm X wasn’t a credible force, MLK would have been as effective as OccupyWallStreet

            • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
              33·
              6 days ago

              He didn’t actually accomplish much. I’ve read some of his work and while his intentions were good is execution was frankly terrible.

              Violence with just get you labeled as a terrorist by the government and ultimately the public. However, it is much harder to ignore violence and arrest on innocent people. The civil rights movement happened because of two general things:

              1. People were willing to suffer for the greater good

              2. There was clear leadership and direction in the movement. The leadership pushed for very specific things and had a clear plan of how to get to the destination. Protests that protest vague ideas get no where since there is no clear actionable change.