What Are The Legitimate Ends And Means Of Protest?
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Interesting Talk and Discussion. Let's see if anyone out there has ANYTHING logical to say. Well at least we'll be there for each other to shake our heads when the bizarre opinions kick off! Which you know they will!
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For as long as there has been authority, theres probably been resistance to it. Resistance can take many forms, from quiet disengagement to violent conflict. Some of these acts of resistance are called protest. But what does it mean to protest? When, if ever, is protesting legitimate, necessary, or even unethical? Is it necessary for democracy or should a working democracy render it superfluous? What can it achieve, and is it ever the best tactic?
Today protest seems as alive and well as ever, whether one thinks of the Tea Party Movement in the US, anti-austerity protests in Europe or the events of the Arab Spring. To discuss protest were joined by San Francisco-based activist and writer Iain Boal.
We"ll meet half an hour before so we can try and get seated together.