tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214806.post112775483908949624..comments2023-10-26T04:30:25.160-07:00Comments on Craigorian Chant: You Protest Not EnoughThe Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08523670703459279989noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214806.post-1127758546145029932005-09-26T11:15:00.000-07:002005-09-26T11:15:00.000-07:00An individual protest usually does not have any di...An individual protest usually does not have any direct effects, other than getting some publicity and maybe a few arrests. However, as the number of protests increases, and the number of participants increases, there can be a shift in the public's perception of the issue. Or maybe just the media's perception, but that counts just as much (or perhaps more). <BR/><BR/>I think the civil rights demonstrations of the 60s ("I have a dream" and all that) and the anti-Vietnam war demonstrations both had an effect. Of course, they can backfire, since the anti-war demos gave us Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com