• Jack@slrpnk.net
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    18 days ago

    Well I disagree. I think ineffective protesting is better than no action.

    Who cares what the right thinks.

    If a person in a frog costume shows up at a protest I organize I would be fucking stocked.

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      18 days ago

      Exactly. If someone does a thing Republicans don’t want done, they’ll attack, regardless. Might as well make it interesting and keep the attacks anonymous.

      I mean, that army of frogs could be school kids or coworkers. Boys. Women. You don’t know. Facial and gait recognition aren’t going to be very effective. I love it!

      (I googled and just found out a group of frogs is an ARMY! It’s perfect.)

    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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      17 days ago

      It’s actually considerably worse.

      Non-acton means you retain the understanding that something still needs to be done and thus should be looking for an alternative to achieve the desired goal.

      Performative action that is not materially effective has the effect of making one think that they did “something” so they don’t have to do anything else.

      Action for the sake of action is just wasted energy. Do you spin your wheels in mud just because “it’s better to have done something” or do you look for an alternative that actually gets you out of the mud?