So here is something I have considered in the past. Let's say you are at work and you need a favor from a fellow co-worker or perhaps you are the boss and have some new work to delegate to people on your team. Isn't it generally agreed upon that the best way to get what you want is to treat that person with respect and kindness so that they will not only do what you want/need, but also be happy to do it for you? (If I have this wrong let me know)
So why are protests, and public rallies (particularly those aimed at the government though not always) so often the exact opposite of respectful in nature? You hear people yell terrible things, and hold up incredibly offensive signs that they would never dare use to try and get people they know to do something for them. Now obviously some protests are effective from time to time otherwise we would find some other way to get whatever it is that we want done, but the more I look at the nature of this sort of thing the more I think how ineffective they must be due to the way they are usually handled.
What do you guys think? Are protests largely a terrible strategy to achieve a goal?
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