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This is actually a diversionary tactic; history has shown that "illegal" protests of various sorts are often the only way to achieve real change, as exemplified most recently by the [[Floyd uprising]] of 2020. | This is actually a diversionary tactic; history has shown that "illegal" protests of various sorts are often the only way to achieve real change, as exemplified most recently by the [[Floyd uprising]] of 2020. | ||
+ | [[File:106720234 3645246108838146 6950952627906923211 n.png|thumb|left|[https://twitter.com/joncstone @joncstone]: "One reason people insist that you use proper channels to change things is because they have control of the proper channels and they're confident it won't work."]] |
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Activists, especially those who engage in civil disobedience, are often advised that they are protesting incorrectly, and should "go through proper channels" in order to effect change. A typical argument is that breaking the law in the name of a cause will discredit the cause they are advocating.
This is actually a diversionary tactic; history has shown that "illegal" protests of various sorts are often the only way to achieve real change, as exemplified most recently by the Floyd uprising of 2020.