From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

Trump’s first and second terms have been marked by huge protests, from the 2017 Women’s March to the protests for racial justice after George Floyd’s murder, to this year’s No Kings demonstrations. But how effective is this type of collective action?

According to historians and political scientists who study protest: very.

From emancipation to women’s suffrage, from civil rights to Black Lives Matter, mass movement has shaped the arc of American history. Protest has led to the passage of legislation that gave women the right to vote, banned segregation and legalized same-sex marriage. It has also sparked cultural shifts in how Americans perceive things like bodily autonomy, economic inequality and racial bias.

  • John@lemmy.ml
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    20 hours ago

    No, voting every 4 years between one capitalist war monger vs the other capitalist war monger doesn’t work.

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        1 hour ago

        The average USian votes every 4 years, at best. I’m with DSA so obviously I know there’s more going on and I’m personally more active than the average USian. But I’m not deluded to think most people are voting in midterms, primaries, township votes, etc

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          58 minutes ago

          You weren’t talking about other people. You were talking about your own actions. Anyways discussions with ml users is not worth it so ciao.

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            46 minutes ago

            You were talking about your own actions

            No I wasn’t??? lol literally what??

            Anyways discussions with ml users is not worth it so ciao.

            You’re just upset that you chimed in with an asinine comment. Yea anyways, blocked.