"Is the claim that if people voice expressions of "solidarity" with their voices and on the internet and feel feelings of solidarity in their feely bits, something good will happen? What is the good thing that will happen?" Indeed, this is my question for any online "action" involving people in countries thousands of miles away. As noted in the article, there are exceptions like boycotting Israel to help protect Palestinians - a well established practice with years of proof of effectiveness and clear resistance from the status quo (ask Ben & Jerry, or hell, ask Jeremy Corbyn). But no-risk amplification of some vaguely understood overseas "movement" is just virtue signaling.
(Honestly, so is most protesting, but I'm not supposed to say that...)
"Is the claim that if people voice expressions of "solidarity" with their voices and on the internet and feel feelings of solidarity in their feely bits, something good will happen? What is the good thing that will happen?" Indeed, this is my question for any online "action" involving people in countries thousands of miles away. As noted in the article, there are exceptions like boycotting Israel to help protect Palestinians - a well established practice with years of proof of effectiveness and clear resistance from the status quo (ask Ben & Jerry, or hell, ask Jeremy Corbyn). But no-risk amplification of some vaguely understood overseas "movement" is just virtue signaling.
(Honestly, so is most protesting, but I'm not supposed to say that...)