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Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block freeway in Seattle for several hours (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Philo@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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Can someone please calmly explain how blocking a freeway across an ocean and a country on a different continent, is supposed to have any effect on a political issue in the middle east?

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[–] mozz@grits.dev 3 points 9 months ago (17 children)

I have a private theory that the establishment likes to put ideas in people's heads about methods of protest that are guaranteed to turn people against the cause that's being advocated for. For some reason, it works, and protest groups adopt these methods.

Blocking highways is one of these; throwing paint on famous art is another.

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