Be it a crowd or a mob is a determining factor in acceptance or rejection of the protest's theme. A crowd that gathers at a scene for a protest is not the same as an unstable and hateful mob protesting to make a scene. There is a gulf between the morality and the mentality of a crowd and a mob.
Most people seem to get more annoyed at the act of protesting than the act the protesters are protesting about. It's a desire by most to live in blissful ignorance, of course, until something affects them personally.
In your intro you note that the protesters were carrying Palestinian flags. But why mention the kind of flags specifically? Is that relevant to your point? Or perhaps (gasp!) - that IS your point? ;-)
It’s not the point - it’s just what we saw and what I think a lot of people see - it illustrates the modern relevancy and current events aspect of the question.
Comment about protesters and flags are definite relevant. "Hands up don't shoot." As both Plato and Aristotle said. "Context is everything." A field of flowers or a cave with men chained to the wall..... A little license there...😁
Be it a crowd or a mob is a determining factor in acceptance or rejection of the protest's theme. A crowd that gathers at a scene for a protest is not the same as an unstable and hateful mob protesting to make a scene. There is a gulf between the morality and the mentality of a crowd and a mob.
Most people seem to get more annoyed at the act of protesting than the act the protesters are protesting about. It's a desire by most to live in blissful ignorance, of course, until something affects them personally.
I don't think Spartacus' protests worked out very well for him and his followers.
"Nullification is the rightful remedy"
Mob protests may change laws. I’m not sure they change hearts. Maybe over time, if there are underlying virtues, they might change opinions.
In your intro you note that the protesters were carrying Palestinian flags. But why mention the kind of flags specifically? Is that relevant to your point? Or perhaps (gasp!) - that IS your point? ;-)
It’s not the point - it’s just what we saw and what I think a lot of people see - it illustrates the modern relevancy and current events aspect of the question.
Comment about protesters and flags are definite relevant. "Hands up don't shoot." As both Plato and Aristotle said. "Context is everything." A field of flowers or a cave with men chained to the wall..... A little license there...😁