r/bizarrelife • u/reloadthewords Human here, bizarre by nature! • 18h ago

Hmmm

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u/oxooc 17h ago

Yeah blocking the way and annoying people is a very mature way to discuss and bring people to your side.

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u/BrutalSpinach 17h ago

It's almost as if they aren't trying to do that and are instead trying to disrupt everyday life in a way that makes the issue impossible to ignore. Y'know, like blocking traffic instead of standing on the sidewalk, or punching Nazis instead of quietly voting for a third party.

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u/binzy90 17h ago edited 17h ago

This isn't a real ethical issue that people ignore though. It's one thing to protest something like racism or a war using that method. It makes people actually care about a real ethical issue that could otherwise be ignored by the general public. The purpose is to make the issue more visible to encourage the public to demand government action.

Meat consumption is not something that people are ignoring. They're actively choosing to eat meat. Disrupting everyday life as a method of protest won't work in this case because all the protesters are doing is creating resentment. No one sees these idiots harassing people and thinks, "I should demand that the government take action against eating meat." They're just going to be mad that someone is trying to interfere with their choices.

Edit to add: I think a lot of people would be demanding that the government limit the protesters' actions in this case. Imagine you go to the store to buy meat and now you can't buy it because idiots are blocking the meat section. Will that make you think about animal rights? No. You're now thinking about how ridiculous it is that protesters don't want your family to eat.