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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by PaulP -After 98 pro-Palestine marches, would the organisers accept that their marches won’t change anyone’s mind or convince the Government to shift policy?
I suspect the organizers already know.
In a properly functioning modern democracy, this is exactly the sort of thing that must be upheld and protected. The simple fact is that there are increasing numbers of people that don't actually like democracy. They certainly like the rhetorical and moral appeal of the word, and they certainly like a tailored, very narrow form of democracy that benefits them and doesn't interfere with their day, but they don't really like a proper democracy, which by its very nature is diverse, inclusive, multicultural, slow, inefficient, inconvenient, pluralistic and precisely includes the voices and values of individuals and groups that you don't like. Everyone gets a seat and the table and everyone gets to have their say, with appropriate limits on discourse. Increasing numbers of people think this is all a load of woke crap. They want a one man show, someone who is going to simplify complex problems to the point of absurdity, and offer totally fake, ill considered solutions that follow the well trodden paths of demonizing, scapegoating etc. They don't want inconvenience, discussion, debate etc. That's too slow, irritating and a waste of time.