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devindotcom • yesterday at 11:54 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

good for her. nonviolent obstruction of a commercial endeavor she opposes, much like a sit-in. whether you agree with her perspective or not I think it is important to support her ability to protest in this way, though (as she is well aware) it may come with consequences.


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popularrecluse • yesterday at 11:57 PM

What if the robot was delivering insulin? Would it be such a noble act then?

Not saying I disagree in principle, but the protestor assumes a lot of knowledge.

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tptacek • today at 12:01 AM

Part of the idea of protesting like this is to elicit arrest. That's what civil disobedience is. It's not a coherent protest strategy if you factor enforcement out!

dist-epoch • today at 12:00 AM

so you would agree with me obstructing the entry to a local library, because I am an Amazon fanboy and I oppose local libraries

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