Does Protesting Work? Join the Debate at FriendZone
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At FriendZone | Make Friends ⋅ Fun Chill Active Chat ⋅ VC Social Gaming ⋅ Memes ⋅ Nitro Emojis ⋅ Anime, our community recently engaged in a thought-provoking discussion regarding the effectiveness of protests and boycotts. Members explored whether collective action truly drives political change, citing examples from Nepal to the Congo. This debate highlights our server's commitment to meaningful social discourse alongside our fun, chill, and active gaming environment.
Does it even work to do things like protesting/ boycotting against injustices or even doing so for oppressed groups, or is it just wasting your energy?
Even though if it doesnt make any difference
its still better than doing nothing imo
and its not like these protests have never worked
its time to use arms and ammunitions
many nation's leaderships have been changed by protests of people
Can you give examples of when it's been good change?
I'm guessing you mean the people?
i can give u the most recent one as example
to fight the injustices yes
students in Nepal protested against
its govt
cuz of corruption and unemployment and things
and the political party which was winning for years was forced to leave within days
and they are doing better rn than before
Well doesn't that sometimes fail? Bangladesh did the same thing and the students didn't gain much say on leaders
thats why i said
its better than doing nothing
at least u have a chance
What abt when it's not their own country
Like people in for example USA protesting for the Gazans
It's not really done much for them
maybe some of em are still living cuz of people's protests
if people were ignoring that then situation could have been much worse
True tho sometimes it might feel selective
at least the other side thinks bout the consequences of their actions
Some events get more attention
yess exactly
am not saying that something happening in gaza is something lesser
but things are as bad in africa
Usually they know what they're doing yet still keep going
like i have heard how some big mining companies lead to a whole ass civil war in some countries of africa
Yh like Sudan, Congo, Tigray etc
and 90% of people dont even know bout it
yea
I think smth like happened with Burkina Faso, then there was a military coup
yea and they are exploiting them still cuz nobody is standing against them
situation could have been same in gaza or anywhere where these things happen
Even French revolution was also a protest started by commoners if am not wrong
Technically u could say it was, ppl only started caring in around 2023/24
Yh it was
No clue
