Iceland 2009: They surrounded the capital building, clogged the streets, banged on pans for 4 months so no business could be done, which got them a new constitution. Find a non-violent way to hurt them in the pocketbook, suddenly they start paying attention.

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Love this. I wish it was better known, as it's barely a decade old and pretty much forgotten.

[–]magnora7[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

US media basically pretended it never happened.

Same with the South Korean protests that got them a new prime minister in 2015 or whatever. The US media gave that such amazingly little attention. Unsurprising when you consider it's news from corporations though, not news from the people by the people.

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US media probably didn't either report on what happened in Greece a couple of years later, but I bet they dedicate a few columns to show solidarity to Hong Kong protesters.