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   Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 01:33:53 JST Laffy

   Some in my replies have been Doomers about protests, saying that they’re worthless, essentially, saying that nothing comes of them.

   Wrong. For example:

   An activist I know made a great point recently. Protests provide an opportunity to build long-lasting, local organizations that go beyond a single protest, and beyond protests in general.

   Every effort counts. They add up. They matter. YOU matter. Your voice matters.

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     Karen D 🇨🇦 (karendorman@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 09:40:23 JST Karen D 🇨🇦

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     • Snowshadow 🇨🇦

     @GottaLaff @Snowshadow
     Here's another support of your point. Small gestures have big effects.

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     Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 09:40:25 JST Laffy

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     • Snowshadow 🇨🇦

     3/ One more time for those in the back.

     People say protests don't work, why bother? Here's why you bother:

     1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-psychology-of-intergroup-conflict-and-reconciliation/202011/what-kinds-of-protests

     H/t: @Snowshadow

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     3. And this👇🏼 was MY POINT👇🏼... to repeat:

     👉🏼Protests provide an opportunity to build long-lasting, local organizations that go beyond a single protest, and beyond protests in general.👈🏼

     THEY LEAD TO ORG THAT GO BEYOND PROTESTS. They can be a starting point. AGAIN: EVERY effort matters. BUILD on them, get STRONGER.

     Rich Felker repeated this.
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     Laffy (gottalaff@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 20-Feb-2025 09:40:26 JST Laffy

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     2/ Wow, some of you are missing the point.

     Read the part about "An activist..."

     Read the part about "Every effort counts."

     Way to zero in on something I never said, guys.