I feel like there's something terribly wrong with your viewpoint.
If you want to protest, go stand in front of our government houses, go stand in front of the people whose jobs affect our lives.
As it is, some people like to believe that standing on a highway will change something. What does it accomplish? Do highway blockages win people over or just alienate more people who should be on the side of the protest? I'm sure in some cases, people get annoyed enough that they finally give in to whatever is demanded (see France).
Occupy Wall Street happened in a park, and on already highly congested streets. People were there for so long that it acually made the news, and it stayed on the news for weeks. Just imagine what the protestors could have accomplished if they had a single unifying goal or message!
It seems the only purpose for blocking automobiles is to annoy people until they can't take it anymore. Instead of effecting real change.
If you want to protest, go stand in front of our government houses, go stand in front of the people whose jobs affect our lives.
As it is, some people like to believe that standing on a highway will change something. What does it accomplish? Do highway blockages win people over or just alienate more people who should be on the side of the protest? I'm sure in some cases, people get annoyed enough that they finally give in to whatever is demanded (see France).
Occupy Wall Street happened in a park, and on already highly congested streets. People were there for so long that it acually made the news, and it stayed on the news for weeks. Just imagine what the protestors could have accomplished if they had a single unifying goal or message!
It seems the only purpose for blocking automobiles is to annoy people until they can't take it anymore. Instead of effecting real change.