The concept of protest always befuddles my mind.
How does it work?
Does it really work most of the time?
It also seems quite ironic that when faced with atrocities, the best that we can do is to go to the street, stand or sit, raising signs and chanting, get ignored or met with violence, sprayed, teared, assaulted or arrested, entirely at the mercy of our authorities to take their desired action and make changes.
Are we threatening that we will not vote for them?
Are we showing our rage or discontentment in the open?
Are we connecting to form networks?
Are we influencing mass psychology?
Are we reminding them of the social contract?
Are we demonstrating civil disobediences to show our power?
Are we reminding them that we are not docile and will suck up anything they shit on us?
Are we pressuring them to act, by making them look bad?
Are we delegitimizing the government if they use force on the people?
Are we sabotaging the economy to tell them that if they want to profit off from our work and this country, they must first allow us to live a tolerable life?
