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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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[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Hey guys, another local checking in to say protest is cool and effective protest is even cooler!

You might even say that people being late to work is exactly the economic impact that such a protest is designed to create.