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405 Freeway: Gaza protesters block traffic in West Los Angeles (www.foxla.com)

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm 100% disinterested in your opinion of what you consider a valid protest.

What you or I consider a valid protest is irrelevant unless we organized it.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Fine, tell me who in LA on the 405 freeway can stop investment in Israel. It's cool... I'll wait.

Oh, right, nobody. They are protesting to nobody so they can feel good about themselves while not actually having a chance at changing anything.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_activism

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Since you seem to lack reading comprehension.

I’m 100% disinterested in your opinion

I'm not interested in the opinions of reactionaries masquerading or deluding themselves into thinking they are revolutionaries.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago

Well you chose to be in a thread literally about reactionaries masquerading or deluding themselves into thinking they are revolutionaries...

[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Freeway shutdowns are one of the only actually effective nonviolent protests available to modern civilians, as they disrupt industry. Also these people consciously risked jail time to stand up for victims of genocide. Calling them performative... Fuck you.