• Laticauda@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Do you have any idea how the civil rights protests worked? Do you think MLK just asked everyone nicely to give black people rights pretty please? MLK did the exact same kind of thing as Greta, so don’t even pretend you give half a shit about MLK when you’re making it crystal clear that you don’t know a goddamn thing about his methods or beliefs. You wanna know what MLK actually thought about violent protests? In his own words: “A riot is the language of the unheard.”

    I hate how often people like you use MLK to hide behind while misinterpreting him and ignoring everything he actually stood for.

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      1 year ago

      It’s frustrating when people think talking down to others is going to change minds. It’s no wonder progressive activists fail to make progress.

      If you expect people with different perspectives to get behind people like Greta you’ll want to adopt a better strategy. Otherwise, you’ll continue to polarize folks.

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        1 year ago

        I find it frustrating when people who are wrong, won’t change their minds.

        I don’t expect people who are devoid of reasoning to get behind anyone except themselves. Someone, I’m not invested in at all.

        With that being said, do you think it’s more reasonable to:

        Actually blockaid during a protest and get arrested, preventing future activism?

        Get media to spread an important message about some injustice, potentially gathering support for similar causes?

        Which one would be more effective, and why?