Depends. A protest that happens for a grand total of a single day will do jack shit. A protest that lasts several days usually tends to get some results. If the end result is a piece of shit, an organized front will start protesting again.
The thing about protests is that they have, more than bring attention to something, is annoy and/or threaten the powerful. If you ever see a protest where the police is protecting the people, that shit is most definitely defending oppression (happened a lot in Brazil in the last 10 or so years). You know how strikes are almost always shown as utterly villainous, something done by “freeloaders” who “don’t want to work”, by corporate media? That’s because it’s annoying the powerful, the protest is working and the powerful are fighting back behind the scenes.
Protests that “don’t bother anyone” are bound to be forgotten like a tiktok video. That’s a real problem, because sometimes a lot of innocent bystanders also get annoyed, like in the case of strikes. A strike of bus drivers will fuck up a LOT of workers, and possibly hurt them much more than any powerful figure, so it’s super easy to turn public opinion go against them.
That’s the problem of society, the majority of people don’t have power, so the only way they can be heard is by joining up for a common purpose. Powerful people can make one or two calls to fight back against a mass of protesters.
Depends. A protest that happens for a grand total of a single day will do jack shit. A protest that lasts several days usually tends to get some results. If the end result is a piece of shit, an organized front will start protesting again.
The thing about protests is that they have, more than bring attention to something, is annoy and/or threaten the powerful. If you ever see a protest where the police is protecting the people, that shit is most definitely defending oppression (happened a lot in Brazil in the last 10 or so years). You know how strikes are almost always shown as utterly villainous, something done by “freeloaders” who “don’t want to work”, by corporate media? That’s because it’s annoying the powerful, the protest is working and the powerful are fighting back behind the scenes.
Protests that “don’t bother anyone” are bound to be forgotten like a tiktok video. That’s a real problem, because sometimes a lot of innocent bystanders also get annoyed, like in the case of strikes. A strike of bus drivers will fuck up a LOT of workers, and possibly hurt them much more than any powerful figure, so it’s super easy to turn public opinion go against them.
That’s the problem of society, the majority of people don’t have power, so the only way they can be heard is by joining up for a common purpose. Powerful people can make one or two calls to fight back against a mass of protesters.