I'm somewhat agree. I think there's a difference in kind between going to an event with questionable organizers or speakers, and going to an event where some fringe players also attend and say questionable things.
@evan these questions are driving me up the wall - not your fault or problem.
I have my initial thought, and then I think about counter points and then I settle on "I strong agree, disagree somewhat disagree agree." It depends and if pushed my answer would have to be "yes, get a puppy"
@jonoabroad hey, so, for some people that's a pleasant experience. For others, it's really frustrating. Feel free to skip these polls if they're making you feel bad.
@evan I put "somewhat disagree." The issue is that people who go to protests see the date and topic in advance; nobody knows who the organizers or speakers are (for example, I can't name you a single person involved in the leadership of #FridaysForFuture except Greta herself and I don't think she's organizing the demos).
Where I am "somewhat" and not "strongly" is that it matters what the applause lines, most common slogans on posters, etc. are, and if they suck, it does impugn the protest.
@evan This is too vague to answer accurately. If you go to any protest over a certain size, you’ll encounter some fringe folk with utterly wretched beliefs. This is a simple fact. You can’t really discredit any protest for having such a fringe.
You can reasonably judge based on the number and proportion of such groups, and the reception they’re given, formally and not.
@evan I chose somewhat agree, but feel closer to strongly agree. I see this as very similar to hashtags in bio's etc. If you support a cause, you should understand what is being done in its name.
I've been called out too many times for NOT supporting a cause with people demanding an explanation, but every time I knew more about what was being done in the name of that cause than the people demanding my explanation.
If people feel strongly enough to protest, they should be informed.
If I attend a "Pro-Nazi" rally where everyone is holding Tiki torches and shouting "Jews will not replace us!", then you are Damn right you should be held responsible for taking part in that.
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