cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/18476518
The day to buy nothing, to make the corporations and governments experience our power. ☮️
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28th FEB 2025
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this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2025
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what is being protested then?? Why make the effort if they themselves don't know what they want?
Yeah that's a really good point.
The general consensus seems to be that doing something is better than doing nothing.
I really disagree though. After a few failed attempts people will lose heart and get in line.
There seems to be half a dozen different protests now too, all on different days with no cohesive objectives
That's a pro. As soon as there's a clear motif or leader, it's very easy to undermine that single point of weakness. A general rabble sends the clear vibe of "we are not impressed, and might burn things" with the air of uncertainty to keep the powers that be on their toes.
Well I guess you can't undermine a protest that isn't protesting anything but that still doesn't explain what the point of this non-protest protest is? How would a bunch of people not buying stuff for a day keep "the powers that be" (who? the capitalists? Their politicians? The police?) on their toes?
"We saw a blip in <sale/metric/police safety> and we think it correlates with the general unhappiness of the populace, as displayed here, here, and maybe here."
Blips can cause panic, even small ones
Is it supposed to hit profit margins? Because I doubt it will, people will still be buying necessities at the same amount and call me cynical, but I believe almost everyone will be buying the non-necessities the days before and after.
To be candid, it just sounds like the most toothless, do-nothing, slacktivism kind of protest that's only meant to generate backpats
it could turn violent and do real damage to capital, that's the beauty of an unfocused protest -- the night is ever young
No it's not. A general rabble isn't going to achieve anything because they're not asking for anything. Morale is low and participants are easily disuaded because they can see they're not achieving anything. No one wants to risk physical harm or incarceration for a cause that just doesn't really exist.
In my experience, in my country, a protest without a clear goal is a quick way for right wings to rally people with their agenda.
Ukraine? Because from what I understand the maidan would be a prime-example of it
Brazil, shit like this happened in a lot of countries.
Don't worry. The protest won't matter at all and a large majority won't even hear about it. Gives layabouts an excuse to layabout some more.
But that's precisely what worries me, people spending effort that goes to waste instead of organizing something that effects a change