France Descends into Authoritarianism Following Protests (scheerpost.com)

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[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Riots are the voices of the unheard.

Protests can be.

Riots are criminal attacks against innocent businesses and residents, which contribute nothing to any cause, and only results in aggressive reactions from police and governments.

The French govt has a long and proud tradition of violently oppressing protests.

This is truly unfortunate, and I do sympathize with protesters.

What exactly are the French people supposed to do?

Not hurting innocent people and local businesses would be a good start. There cannot be an effective protest without the support of the community. If you're burning down the community, then you've only made more enemies.

It may be helpful to learn (based on studies) what methods of protests work and why.

If a protest can't be effective, then it's a waste of time.

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You do understand that, when being discussed empirically, nonviolent protests often includes riots and looting right? Here you go.. I'd also like to add that your own source states that violent protest is effective. And that nonviolient, nonnormative protests are better at garnering public support. They article states the author personally believes those protests may be better at introducing change. Not that it is. They think it might. For a more thorough look into things here's a video that's worth your time and consideration.