• witten@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    The organization that organized the economic blackout has longer-term boycotts planned in the coming weeks. This is just the opening salvo. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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      8 hours ago

      You’re not getting “good”. A one day pause is not an effective strategy in any sense. It’s slacktivism. It’ll placate people who would have otherwise taken actual action.

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        6 hours ago

        You say placate, I say practice. People who have never protested a day in their lives aren’t going to start out with a multi-month blackout. They need to get used to protesting by starting small.

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      15 hours ago

      Don’t let nothing be the enemy of good either. That’s all i need saying.

      You need everyone in line for longer ones. Single day ones only serve to make the companies more prepared for longer ones.

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        6 hours ago

        Let them prepare! Effective organized protest and resistance isn’t something that happens overnight. It can sometimes take months or even years of concerted effort.