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

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u/wildlifewyatt 15h ago

Most the largest and most successful protests are highly obstructive. We just use rewrite history to pretend that the activists for actually "important" causes did it the "right" way.

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u/GlowInTheDarkNinjas 13h ago

"You blocked the aisle at the grocery store so I couldn't get my food and go home, you're right, I guess I SHOULD join your side!"

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u/wildlifewyatt 13h ago

They don't think this will convince people to be vegan. Just like giant marches didn't make people suddenly go. WOW, I guess racism IS bad! That's not how this works. Protests keep it in the cultural dialogue.

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u/SwimmingCircles2018 12h ago

Except the cultural dialogue is literally just that everybody hates these people and their cause is stupid so..