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[–] Iapetus@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 days ago

The protests against the Iraq war were massive and yet completely ignored in favour of lies, millions of pointless deaths, and a fuck ton of very profitable resources to extract.

The Iraq war protests happened when I was a young teen and it broke my belief in the power of showing up and protesting being able to change anything.

Corruption isn't swayed by protests, only by money. If you can't buy government backing for your cause, it's dead in the water. Protesting against corruption is just going to get you arrested and/or put on a list of dissidents.