The Outrageous Rise of Neotoddlerism
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That doesn't mean all protests are for good or worthy causes, but protests are a way for anyone who may not have power otherwise, to help influence society.
Disruptive activism has been going on for <human history timeline> in one form or another.
the UK saw nationwide anti-immigration riots in which cars were flipped over and buildings set aflame.
This is a part of the world with literal centuries of troubles, unrest, civil wars, cross border fighting, wreckers destroying looms in protest, soldiers on horseback charging public crowds and killing civilians, etc.
"The Civil Rights movement succeeded because it was guided by leaders who had clear, specific, and realistic goals, and were able to negotiate to achieve them"
This genre of essay appeals to self-adulating moderates who deeply enjoy respectability politics and pretending to be stoics, though, so the author is just staying on brand.
"""Generally, the Left-wing approach is more effective at getting attention; it took mass destruction by hundreds of Right-wingers in Southport to make news headlines, but it only took two Just Stop Oil activists with orange paint at Heathrow to achieve the same"""
Clearly the Southport event thugs were not planning to stop breaking stuff once a certain level of public awareness and news reporting was achieved...