Do protests actually do anything? - eviltoast

Tons of protests going on everywhere against Israel, but not a single government has changed their stance

  • BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Farmers protested all over Europe recently and got what they wanted, which is to get rid of latest environmental regulations (that would have enforced an end of subsidies on diesel, reduction of nitrates use in fertilisers etc).

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, but farmers have a powerful lobby and they produce our food. So they got some power behind their words.