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SoftTalkertoday at 4:07 AM1 replyview on HN

The point of civil disobedience is to get arrested. That's what calls attention to the injustice of the thing being protested against.


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michaelmrosetoday at 6:11 AM

The point of resistance is commonly to harm the counterparty in a fashion that the perpetrator finds morally acceptable such as to disincentivize them not convince them.

Vietnamese vs US Grunts not cute useless protestors holding signs that threaten to hold different signs longer.