Maybe I’m misunderstanding what protests are, but it seems to me that if you don’t have the right to disruptively protest then you don’t have the right to protest.
I agree it’d be impressive. But is making thousands of people drive more hours every day due to increased congestion hurting them? In the US, most people wouldn’t have another option than to just sit in traffic much longer.
I think making people rethink what they “don’t have another option” for would be a great reason to disruptively protest something. Like in protest of cars, a bunch of people block the roads only allowing public transit through. Do that long enough, maybe you can people to realize nearly all shortcomings of public transit are caused by underfunding, which is caused by all the money going to car infrastructure.
But of course looking at that from a different perspective would fucking suck, if you’re a single parent, working 3 low-wage jobs, and you just want to get to work so you can afford to feed your child next week… and then some idiots are impeding you getting to work.
But on the other other hand, maybe if the idiots were successful, you’d be able to get to work without owning a car, and you’d be able to work less, not having to pay for a car, gas, insurance, and maintenance. Ultimately improving your life… but only if they’re successful. And in the meantime…
Maybe I’m misunderstanding what protests are, but it seems to me that if you don’t have the right to disruptively protest then you don’t have the right to protest.
I guess it depends on the level of disruption. Standing in the street is a little different from dismantling a bridge for example.
But if you can dismantle a bridge without hurting anyone, and do so in protest of something, that’d be impressive and should be allowed.
I agree it’d be impressive. But is making thousands of people drive more hours every day due to increased congestion hurting them? In the US, most people wouldn’t have another option than to just sit in traffic much longer.
I think making people rethink what they “don’t have another option” for would be a great reason to disruptively protest something. Like in protest of cars, a bunch of people block the roads only allowing public transit through. Do that long enough, maybe you can people to realize nearly all shortcomings of public transit are caused by underfunding, which is caused by all the money going to car infrastructure.
But of course looking at that from a different perspective would fucking suck, if you’re a single parent, working 3 low-wage jobs, and you just want to get to work so you can afford to feed your child next week… and then some idiots are impeding you getting to work.
But on the other other hand, maybe if the idiots were successful, you’d be able to get to work without owning a car, and you’d be able to work less, not having to pay for a car, gas, insurance, and maintenance. Ultimately improving your life… but only if they’re successful. And in the meantime…
/shrug
You have the right to shout into the void.
Only if other people can’t hear you or you’ll be a disturber of the peace.