London set for massive pro-Palestinian protest demanding Gaza ceasefire
London set for massive pro-Palestinian protest demanding Gaza ceasefire
Police expect about 100,000 people to join a demonstration in London demanding a ceasefire in Gaza
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how is a protest march in a city, on an island, in a different continent going to do anything in Gaza?
18 30 ReplyAre you asking how protest works in general? The place doesn't matter much. Do you want them to protest in gaza? They can't go there
37 4 ReplyThe UK is one of Israel's strongest supporters after the US, so pressure from them can do a lot.
35 9 Replywhy would the UK government care what it's citizens want? I suppose there's a first time for everything but I rather suspect that it wont be this time
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Sometimes, solidary is better than nothing when you feel powerless.
23 7 ReplyIt's not, but generally in democracies, people protest to let their own government and their fellow citizens know how they feel about an issue.
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When the issue is domestic, they are generally seeking a policy change.
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When the issue is foriegn, they usually hope to influence their own country's foriegn policy stance/actions on that issue.
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Because Hamas tactics include an information war to win sympathies.
4 3 ReplyGood question, popular opinion demonstrated against Apartheid and collective punishment gets democratic governments to enforce sanctions, and put economic pressure on the violating country. This is how south african apartheid ended, through slow economic and sanction pressure.
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8 10 ReplyYou're going to bring in Nazi SS Storm troopers, build a wall around it, and then kill all the native Londoners?
8 7 ReplyNope, just keep bringing in another 500K-600K per year, of illegal immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries, and they'll take care of it...
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