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07-15-2018, 06:21 AM
Don't let people trick you into thinking that there are 'right' ways to protest Trump
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If you've listened to the chattering classes lately, you've learned that there are civil and uncivil (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/opinion/maxine-waters-public-shaming-trump.html) ways to protest Donald Trump and his administration. Most of these pundits frown on (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/05/democrats-civility-1960s-violence-218948) nonviolent heckling, confrontation, and shaming of aides (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/viciousness-trump-aides-endure-public-fury-toward-presidents-policies/2018/07/09/23d3b9a2-8051-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html?utm_term=.568bcfef0445&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1) like Kellyanne Conway (https://mashable.com/category/sarah-huckabee-sanders/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source), Sarah Huckabee Sanders (https://mashable.com/category/sarah-huckabee-sanders/), and Stephen Miller (https://mashable.com/category/stephen-miller/). They argue that such behavior erodes civil norms, and they fret that the subsequent viral media attention will alienate moderates.*
SEE ALSO: There's another side to 'bearing witness' in the Trump era that no one talks about (https://mashable.com/2018/07/11/trauma-makes-bearing-witness-painful-trump/)
While their opinions are worth hearing, there's an unmistakable disconnect in being told by the country's most influential writers that the powerless should meet their personal expectations for civil protest. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/14/how-to-protest-against-trump-administration/)
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If you've listened to the chattering classes lately, you've learned that there are civil and uncivil (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/opinion/maxine-waters-public-shaming-trump.html) ways to protest Donald Trump and his administration. Most of these pundits frown on (https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/05/democrats-civility-1960s-violence-218948) nonviolent heckling, confrontation, and shaming of aides (https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/viciousness-trump-aides-endure-public-fury-toward-presidents-policies/2018/07/09/23d3b9a2-8051-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html?utm_term=.568bcfef0445&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1) like Kellyanne Conway (https://mashable.com/category/sarah-huckabee-sanders/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source), Sarah Huckabee Sanders (https://mashable.com/category/sarah-huckabee-sanders/), and Stephen Miller (https://mashable.com/category/stephen-miller/). They argue that such behavior erodes civil norms, and they fret that the subsequent viral media attention will alienate moderates.*
SEE ALSO: There's another side to 'bearing witness' in the Trump era that no one talks about (https://mashable.com/2018/07/11/trauma-makes-bearing-witness-painful-trump/)
While their opinions are worth hearing, there's an unmistakable disconnect in being told by the country's most influential writers that the powerless should meet their personal expectations for civil protest. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/14/how-to-protest-against-trump-administration/)
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