No more business as usual," the organization leading the protest said on social media.

No more business as usual," the organization leading the protest said on social media.

Dozens of Jewish protesters and their allies were arrested on Wednesday morning after they blocked rush hour traffic on a busy Los Angeles highway to demand a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Palestinians in Gaza.

  • Jordan_U
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    11 months ago

    For all of the people saying protests like this do more harm than good. Maybe you’re right!

    But please also consider that you might not be the best person to judge the efficacy of various protests against oppression:

    https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/americans-martin-luther-king-jr-hero-now-wasnt-always-the-case/

    “Perhaps even more revealing is that a lot of white Americans thought King was doing more harm than good in the fight for civil rights. In a 1966 Harris poll, 50% of white Americans indicated that he was hurting the civil rights effort. A mere 36% said he was helping. King’s favorable rating among them was 27% in 1966.”