The one serious study showed that large BLM marches in focal point localities increased registration, increased voter participation and gained dems voters
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Like or dislike the protesters they were better advocates reaching the apathetic than the centrist and moderate Dems who only wanted to focus on one slogan they disliked and make it the focal point of conversation- how the protests were badwrong
aug 28, 2025, 8:27 pm • 1 0 • view
Thanks. That is a very convincing case that in toto protests helped or at least didn't hurt. Because it's empirical. "Dems won in 2020 so no Republican attack can be deemed `effective`" is a far flimsier case than the one you made.
aug 28, 2025, 8:30 pm • 1 0 • view
My case also inclides the arguement that if passionate leftists bring up an issue dems are uncomfortable with and the options are a) coopt the part you do agree with passionately, b) ignore it and advocate another issue passionately or c) join the republican pile on and shit on them
aug 28, 2025, 8:42 pm • 1 0 • view
That c) isn't actually doing anyone many favors, only validating and telling ppl look the GOP is right- which is the wrong message
aug 28, 2025, 8:44 pm • 1 0 • view
Thanks. Very good points. Agreed that (c) is much much worse than the other two, and (b) should probably be the default for situations where they can't get on board out of principle.
aug 28, 2025, 9:49 pm • 0 0 • view