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"Trump’s first and second terms have been marked by huge protests, from the
2017 Women’s March to the protests for racial justice after George Floyd’s
murder, to this year’s No Kings demonstrations. But how effective is this type
of collective action?
According to historians and political scientists who study protest: very. From
emancipation to women’s suffrage, from civil rights to Black Lives Matter, mass
movement has shaped the arc of American history. Protest has led to the passage
of legislation that gave women the right to vote, banned segregation and
legalized same-sex marriage. It has also sparked cultural shifts in how
Americans perceive things like bodily autonomy, economic inequality and racial
bias.
But as with any tool, there are ways to sharpen and blunt a protest’s impact.
Here’s what decades of research tells us about what protest can and can’t do."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
