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Watched a protest fizzle out in 10 minutes - blew my mind
I was at a local street fair in Portland last Saturday and this group showed up with megaphones yelling about a new city policy. I figured it'd drag on for hours like you see on the news. But after maybe 10 minutes the guy leading it just stopped mid sentence, looked at his phone, and told everyone to pack up because the city council already voted on the thing overnight. Swear to god the whole crowd just deflated and walked away. It was like watching a balloon pop in slow motion. Made me realize how much these viral moments online are edited down to look bigger than they are. Has anyone else seen a big scene just end abruptly like that in person?
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thomas_sanchez1mo ago
Man, that's wild. @shanef34 probably nailed it with no real plan... just shows how much of this stuff is all bark no bite.
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paulw531mo ago
That 10 minute collapse is basically the political equivalent of a movie trailer spoiling the whole plot in the first scene... yeah it's kind of funny how fast they bailed once they couldn't milk the drama. People forget that most real life protests aren't nearly as organized as the ones you see on a screen, they're just a bunch of folks with a megaphone and no backup plan.
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