05-13-2021, 05:19 PM
(05-12-2021, 01:04 PM)Bjays93 Wrote: Secondly, civil disobedience and disruption are fine in some contexts however I have to agree that we cant allow a minority to grind the country to a halt and trample on the will of the majority. If the majority of people are ignored by the government then creating significant disruptions is justified until the government listens but the government has a mandate to carry out the will of the people and the majority of the people (they dont always do this) but it means they shouldnt crater to the demands of 1 or 2%
The question of what makes an effective movement is an interesting one. There is probably a majority in support of more roads and a minority in support of more cycle infrastructure. But protests need to be somewhat disruptive to get on the radar in the first place.