“The Right to Worship Act,” sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and cosponsored by Republicans and Democrats alike, seeks to “protect” religious buildings and people inside them by limiting the First Amendment right to protest in nearby areas.
The bill prohibits activities within 100 feet of a house of worship that include actions that are “knowingly disrupting the scheduled religious service” or “impeding people from participating at [a] scheduled religious service.”
Protesting used to be intentionally disrupting to systems which was the point. Now it’s just a performative release valve.
I agree when it’s not coupled by union action/strikes causing economic shutdown. When so, it’s powerful marketing.
There’s a difference between a protest and a rally.
I mean not really. A rally is a protest. Rioting is a protest. Not eating meat is a protest. The point is disruption.
When the people cause real serious distractions the cops kick the shit out of us (and usually a bunch of innocent bystanders and journalists too), and I can’t get too mad at people needing some kind of release valve with how our country has gone to shit
You can’t change anything with getting the shit kicked out of you. Of course collectively striking or stopping the flow of money will also work, but people aren’t that committed to change.
Except a bunch of us got that shit kicking in 2020 (or 2011 or 1999) and nothing changed anyway
I hear what you’re saying about the general principle here and more or less agree, I’m just saying the specific history of how America has violently suppressed dissent previously plays a role in how Americans have been acting (or not acting) recently