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genuine (a little culturally ignorant) question; how does one protest? If a 'protest' is at everyone's convenience is there any point?
amey-
I don't think you need to inconvenience large amounts of people in order to make a point.
As I said, I am in favour of the cause, but becoming disenchanted with the method, which I feel may become counter-productive.
I also don't think it is necessary to cause random and mass inconvenience in order to 'protest'. Rock against Racism would be an example of a movement that took a different route.
Jingle_Jangle
Got a bit caught up in this earlier:
https://twitter.com/JustStop_Oil/status/1578325252970803203
Whilst I broadly sympathise with their cause, it all felt a little self-indulgent. Thousands of people will have been inconvenienced by them blocking such a main road, many of whom would have been on their way to the hospital just a little further on.
I reckon there must have been around 80 police officers, along with around 20 vehicles of various kinds deployed to try and direct the traffic and stop members of the public from getting 'involved'.
I am sure those resources could have been put to better use.