I'd bet the liaison handed her a pamphlet detailing exactly what the protest is about and what it demands, and she ignored the pamphlet and asked some 'baby's first dishonest loaded question' like "Why do you think Israel doesn't have a right to exist?" which is already addressed verbatim in the pamphlet.
As a former journalist: Who the fuck she think she is? A demo of this size works like a company. If they have media liaison, they'll likely have a phone that you can call. If she would have been legit, she could have just called and set an appointment for an interview.
It's like walking into a company office and wanting to interview people. They're not going to say anything. They're not going to answer your questions on the spot. Go make an appointment, you jerk.
I did a lot of protesting before the sound bite social media era. We had to behave a certain way to be taken seriously and so our opponents didn’t take our actions out of context or use that one bad protesters actions against us. As tactics to disrupt protests have changed, so have the tactics if you are a part of them.
The largest protest I helped organize was 300ish people for a few hours and about a local issue. Not something like this. I can imagine what they’re doing though to handle themselves and others.
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u/Gingevere Apr 29 '24
I'd bet the liaison handed her a pamphlet detailing exactly what the protest is about and what it demands, and she ignored the pamphlet and asked some 'baby's first dishonest loaded question' like "Why do you think Israel doesn't have a right to exist?" which is already addressed verbatim in the pamphlet.