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If You Were Wondering Why Protest Coverage Seems Fairly Muted, NPR's Public Editor Confirms This is Intentional (lemmy.ml)
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https://www.threads.net/@nprpubliceditor/post/DIhOEQQOyqP

EDIT: Also worth noting that the next nationwide protest date for 50501 is May 1st

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[–] nul42@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The message is that peaceful protests that don't involve property damage, and major disruption to business don't warrant respect or attention in America.

[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Within a capitalist system no one is going to pay any attention until you distrust the flow of capital in one form or another: stop traffic so people can’t go to work, shut down businesses, strike, slow down at work, target a CEO home, call in sick en masse.

Why would anyone pay attention if you’re just standing in a park holding signs?

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Boycott boycott boycott. The most effective methods are strikes. But we need a higher level of organization for that, something I'm not seeing

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Give it time. Women's Suffrage started pretty tame before the firebombs.