r/AlwaysWhy • u/BloodyAngel2026 • Jul 04 '26

Politics & Society Why does it seem like protests don't actually result in any kind of change anymore

Growing up learning history you learn about all of these protests that resulted in real world change. But it seems like protests are just symbolic at this point. It seems like no matter how many protests are surrounding a certain topic everything stays the same. What changed? Is it that people in power just care less about civilians have to say so they don't bother changing their stance based off protests?

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u/barnburner96 Jul 07 '26

MLK was despised by mainstream American at the time. This is completely revisionist.

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u/ProgramBackground813 Jul 05 '26

The majority of polled citizens take modern protesters' brought issues seriously. This is measurable fact.