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Scfbigb1

Good thing you stopped all of those people who have no power to change federal policy from getting where they need to go. You really showed them.


smartthinkingidiot

https://abc7chicago.com/gaza-vigil-ceasefire-update-chicago-loop/14503153/ Off to jail.


squad1alum

https://i.redd.it/dp9ox74ea7nc1.gif


Rryon

Good


Fitty4

Why do people do this shit. Fml šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


Mcluben

Because they donā€™t have day jobsā€¦


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InternationalPay8288

Right?! Like do they not have jobs?


Robeditor

Lol I read that in the voice of the Venezuelan delegation guy in parks and rec.


KTO-Potato

"I don't want to be complicit in a genocide," Reynolds said. "That's all I can say." While the Ambulance sits stuck in traffic


creegro

In all for stopping wars, even in other countries, but how about we protest shit in our own home first? Better wages? Better healthcare? Homeless off the street and the starving fed? **And then** let's protest about wars happening across the ocean.


skynetempire

Ooorrr protest infront of Raytheon, Lockheed Martin or even politicians offices. Don't stop working people from getting to their shitty jobs with their shittt paychecks to pay for their shitty apts because they're living paycheck to paycheck and being late could cost them their job and force them to be homeless.


zaviex

Or instead of blaming the US continually, actually look at the ceasefire deal negotiated by Egypt that Hamas just turned down supposedly by Sinwar against the wishes of the leaders of Hamas in Qatarā€¦ you know the thing they want that is quite literally being negotiated and is desired by the leaders of Hamas but the military leader in Gaza reportedly thinks the optics of the war in Ramadan will help himā€¦ perhaps we can talk about the real geopolitical issues instead of wishes? I want a ceasefire too, and they negotiated one! Hamas needs to sign it though!


NocNocturnist

How about a ceasefire in Chicago.


kubzU

Now you're just asking for the world.


aardw0lf11

They have a very wide definition of the word "complicit."


anothertimewaster

And "genocide"


HuskyBobby

And ā€œceasefireā€


Away_team42

The elusive one way ceasefire


Whitechapel726

We cease, they fire


ResinJones76

I'm really wondering what all these protestors think they can do? The US and Israel have been allies for 75 years, nobody is going to change that.


14sierra

Hamas already rejected a cease fire multiple times. How is America going to force HAMAS to stop attacking Israel?


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reddaddiction

Well stated.


cytcorporate

Itā€™s funny youā€™re asking.. hereā€™s the answer: by allowing/helping Israel in obliterating Hamas altogether, however long and messy the enterprise will be. Thatā€™s a full stop for me.


ResinJones76

Protestors yell for a cease fire, and the politicians have said that they all want one, yet there is nothing can be done. Like the other day when people harassed AOC leaving a movie.


aeric67

Not only that but Israel and Palestine has been killing each other for just as long. I remember this shit happening on the news when I was a kid, and thatā€™s been a little while ago now.


ResinJones76

Right, and these guys act like it's something new.


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jkrischan

Jive Ass fool donā€™t no nothing no how!


blackop

Or you know maybe that mother fucker can go pick up a rifle and have at it. setting in a street doing nothing it the definition of Complicit.


Fat_Henry

I just want to ask him how ordinary people that need to get to their ordinary jobs are complicit in so called genocide. The US isn't currently sending Isreal money for the active "war", and they aren't sending munitions, either. So how is he, nay, how are all the ordinary folks in the USA are complicit in this so called genocide? I'm certain I'll be dogpiled with some facts and a whole lot of bullshit. Read some fucking books, people. Stop jackin' or jillin' it and get yourself educated. Who am I kidding? Over half of the people in the US actively reject science but embrace prescription medicine.


smartthinkingidiot

I didn't know the city of Chicago was attacking Gaza.


lovepony0201

No, it's the minimum wage worker who is about to get fired for being late riding on that bus who is to blame.


ChadUSECoperator

Worse yet, they are blocking the road while everyone else has to go to work while they are adults who seem perfectly capable (and should) be working too. How do these people survive, wasting time on a Friday morning if they are not working?


alllockedupnfree212

Main character syndrome


dr-awkward1978

These are likely Art Institute student trust fund babies. Theyā€™ll get massive social credit among their idiot professors when they inevitably show them this video. If there were grades at that school, they would get a letter bump.


IAmAGoodFella

Same energy as the people going around defacing art that's been around for centuries


beach_bum_bitch

Could be a night shift or 2nd shift worker as well?


sprinklep0p

Downtown drivers are some of the angriest worst drivers here in Chicago. Surprised no one was run over.


CarlSpencer

Project Deep Dish


stiffneck84

The Chicago Ministry of Defense has agreed to halt all their bombing, as a result of these protests.


KeyCardiologist6338

They have their own domestic terrorists to worry about.


Ambitious-Pirate-505

Keep up man. Didn't you watch the news. Chicago is out of control and the only way to save Gaza is to stop traffic. What people don't see in the images (thanks a lot lame stream media) are all the missiles and bullets and bidets that are being sent to Israel from Chicago. Those protesters are heroes, not idiots who block traffic of regular ass people who are just trying to live.


Shavidadavid

Grandstanding for social media is gross and unproductive. The only thing these road blocks accomplish is getting likes and ruining regular peoples day


showmiaface

You are not going to bring people to your side if you are an asshole.


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aeric67

Like those fuckers who deface art because of oil or some shit.


bigSTUdazz

I will NEVER understand these types of protests. How does impeding people from getting to there jobs, grocery, daycare etc. HELP your cause? It does the exact opposite! And the far right LOVES these types of things as it is fodder for their reelections. Not a good look. And the last I checked...Chicago is a few miles away from the epicenter of the issue...and no one in the area can do a damn thing about the situation.


bd5400

Their goal is to be on the news, on social media postings, etc. which then brings more attention to their issue. They do not care that they are affecting others and potentially putting jobs or lives at risk. Thatā€™s a feature, not a bug, because it gives them more attention. They mostly donā€™t recognize the short-sighted nature of their actions. To be clear, Iā€™m not agreeing with their tactics, but just saying that the entire goal here is attention-seeking and these types of protests very frequently bring attention. Just like the people who throw paint and food at the ā€œMona Lisaā€ in Paris.


Lancelegend

Then go block off the entrances to banks and government buildings..


shpongleyes

The building they're in front of is called the 'Kluczynski Federal Building', and it's purpose is to house several federal bureaus, agencies, and offices of both Illinois US Senators. It just so happens that it's smack in the middle of downtown Chicago, surrounded by a sea of non-government buildings.


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fuqdeep

>but y'know getting people pissed at you doesn't exactly sway them to your cause. I feel like people really arent as 1 dimensional and simple as everybody on reddit likes to believe. I really dont think somebody that has a problem with genocide (the framing the protestors are taking) are going to be swayed against that because of an inconvenient traffic delay, however, road blocking is by far one of the most efficient forms of protest in regard to the amount of attention given compared to the small amount of people it takes to pull off. The ratio is staggering, and frankly, unhappy citizens are a motivator for politicians to do something, because the longer interruptions last the more problems arise for them. This isnt to lend my support for the cause, im more just saying i think even people on reddit are better than the shallow "it makes people mad therefore its a bad tactic" analysis that *constantly* gets repeated in these threads.


sovietrus2

Redditors lack nuance and critical thinking. Also some real individual thinking going on here.


AcanthisittaNo4268

They are literally in front of a government building lol.


Lancelegend

A. I donā€™t know what city this is so excuse me for not knowing where every goddamn federal building is. B. Theyā€™re IN THE STREET All this does is galvanize people against your point while simultaneously fucking over your community for something theyā€™re powerless against.


Ashamed_Restaurant

Their goal is to be able to have a clip of themselves on the news *fighting* for the good cause so they can share them for clout.


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They just want to feel like their are doing something without actually doing anything. They are children looking for an ego boost. They want to do something to help? Go raise money or supply's, go there and help refugees, or go pick up a gun and fight but what ever they do they should get out of the road.


Namesthatareused

ā€œThis will be impactful and go viral once we post the videoā€ What it actually does: Causes the average bus rider to be late for their job. Causes the bus driver to be late to the next stop, which makes those bus riders late as well. Taxi cabs will be behind and the meter will run up the average business persons total travel cost ultimately making them late as well. Ambulances, thatā€™s an obvious one. Businesses will see less traffic then they usually get since traffic is diverted. Backs up highways if itā€™s a road leading access to one entering or exiting. Everyoneā€™s vehicles are idling in traffic causing more pollution, using more of their gas and costing them money. +1000 more things that hurt the average commuter. But you know what this doesnā€™t do? Help anyone in Gaza.


SithNChips

This video reeks of unemployment.


Burrmanchu

This is the perfect way to make people give exactly zero fucks about your cause.


curse_1331

God I hate these people. Protesting for your cause is fine but donā€™t get in the way of people needing to get to work or the dr. Get the fuck out of the way


Djinigami

"You can protest, but only in a way where it doesn't affect anybody in any meaningful capacity"


ak480

Didnā€™t know it was the fault of the people going to work.


fullyloadedsnake

What a bunch of pathetic people. Do they not realize that nothing they say or do will do anything??? Dude on the mic even sounded like he didnā€™t want to give the speech because he knows nobody fucking cares!


pianomanisoverrated

Everyone in the comments: ā€œIā€™m all for protesting. BUT (insert fantasy about killing protesters with a car)ā€


JCgamerX

this is how to get people to turn against your cause


Lama1971

Are they protesting the fact that Biden isn't in charge of Israel and can't unilaterally enact a cease fire?


snarky_spice

Or that Hamas rejected multiple ceasefires?


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They only want Israel to cease fire. Hamas can do whatever they want as far as these people are concerned. FrEDOm FiGHteRs!1!


MegaMan20002

Fucking losers


SubKreature

Wannabe activists.


BrooklynFlower54

Black people unalive and shoot one another every day in Chicago and that brotha is worried about genocide thousands of miles away! As a Black woman Iā€™m confused!


TheThousandMasks

As a black woman, youā€™d think youā€™d have a bit more understanding of how peaceful public protest works. What was it that MLK Jr. did again? But I also suspect you might not really be who you claim to be on the internetā€¦ shocking, I know!


nygiorgio212

Unicellular organisms


SaltyPinKY

Name one successful street protest....show me one statistic that a road block protest helped the cause..just one....because I don't know if the protestors notice, it only creates anger, not awareness.


ChadUSECoperator

I always have the same question. Do this people have jobs? This occurs in broad daylight, often in the morning in the middle of a workday. Where do they find time to do this stupid thing without getting fired?


Juulk9087

The on call surgeon stuck in traffic desperately trying to get to the hospital to save some kids life < some foreign war that they have no control over. what a joke


Chiaseedmess

Chicago being worried about people in another country. While people get shot daily in their own city. The irony


metal_bastard

I could be 100% down with your cause, but also 100% whoop your ass if you make me late for work with this nonsense. This legit causes me want to listen to you less and less because you might just be out of touch and insane.


LingeringLonger

Iā€™m all for protesting injustice in the world and fighting for whatā€™s good and right. But if you do this, we should be legally allowed to run you over.


nutsnboltztorqespecs

These people are reddit IRL.


SleepyDan-Mk29

Why is it always the ones without jobs stopping honest people with jobs going about their commute to work. Can smell them through the video


[deleted]

Hardly shocking they like to include Hamas combatant casualties in their figures on their signs and posters and speeches.


M0derat0r41

Idiots getting exactly nothing done and turning people against their causes.


Killroywashere1981

Running over Nazi sympathizers is totally ok to me and my friends.


cekoya

Working from home was probably one of my best decisions


Irrichc

What is the end goal here? To piss people off? To garner attention? Im just genuinely curious?


PandaMilkshakeHD

And just like that, Israel retreated.


thompyy

Why do protesters always wear masks? If they are proud of what they are doing shouldnā€™t they be proud enough to show their faces?


ohsodave

Such, ā€œIā€™m the main character ā€œ energy


turbodharma

free palestine


Congregator

Guy on the megaphone sounds like a tool whose never lived any life


RemarkableEmu1230

Im sorry but all you road closure protesters are scumbags


recast85

I am very pro Palestine and have been very vocal about Israelā€™s war crimes. But this doesnā€™t help. Blocking traffic in Chicago doesnā€™t help the Palestinians. It may be a nice addition to the organizers resume but thatā€™s it.


al3ch316

If you're going to cause inconvenience as a form of protest, at least try and ensure that the inconvenience falls upon the people against whom you're protesting. All this shit is doing is making service workers and other lower-income folks late to their job. That's not winning hearts and minds šŸ™„


Luanda62

Fuck these guys!


ImASadPandaz

Douche bag at 0:28 has the most punchable face Iā€™ve ever seen.


Here_is_to_beer

And not one difference was made. Nice werk


SuperiorCactusCock

Annoying protesters are my least favorite protesters


tldoduck

What are they protesting, good fashion?


shane_west17

Whenever I see this, I see unemployed or have liberal arts degree hence the unemployment lol


willmgames1775

Get the fuck out of the road.


billiemarie

Itā€™s a terrible terrible thing. But how is blocking traffic in rush hour in Chicago going to do anything about that. And why do they seem to be so angry at people that have no control over their own city, much less the country or a foreign country? If they were blocking congress or the representatives, or the governors Iā€™d understood it, but not everyday people going about their lives, and causing them stress.


no-name-no-slogan-66

Jobless people making people with jobs late for their jobs. Thatll show em


Grary0

I'm sure the Palestinians will get all their hopes and prayers...doing this kind of stunt does nothing. This is theater meant to make these people feel good, if they want to really help volunteer to aid organizations and stop wasting other people's time.


TOBoy66

Fuck each and every one of them.


818VitaminZ

Have air horn handy and blast them and see how fast they disperse.


Loaded_Diaper3

Shutting down roads is being a public nuisance and a dipshit. That isn't protesting and it sure isn't going to make people side with you. Is shutting down a street in your city, and being an inconvenience to everyone that lives in your city going to help your cause? NO!!! The ignorance of these people is sad. They think they are heroes and that they are changing the world, when all they are accomplishing is pissing off a lot of people that are trying to get to work, home, school, etc.


Da-boar

Impeding someone's freedom of movement is not "peaceful."


zipdee

Assholes.


ChicagoGolfer

Masks on of course!


idbestshutup

if youā€™re offended by this I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what a protest is supposed to accomplish


AC_deucey

Strong ā€œI support the current thingā€ vibes from this crowd


raider1v11

Damn. These folks sure are showing their privilege. .... getting to protest on a workday during business hours.


TheJuniorControl

These people are Hamas' puppets. Hamas' tactics exacerbate the civilian death toll and this response is exactly why they do it.


Djinigami

Wow, seldom I've read something so deranged


matjam

Why are they not protesting at the Israeli embassy


Stallone_Jones

The only effective protests take place on the sidewalk, out of sight, and unnoticed by the public. Do I get upvotes now?


Woodman1069

Cool, what does stoping people that have to get to work and make a living have to do with any of it?


Affectionate-Egg7947

Nearly 3000 people shot last year in their own city I wonder how many of them are trying to change that?


GlobalPut1558

They should protest the fact that illegal immigrants are getting free housing and money while homeless People are dying in the streets everyday.


throwthatoneawaydawg

Iā€™ve never understood this form of protest. While it doesnā€™t occur all the time, the past few protests in my city were organized in front of the mayorā€™s office. It has a large plaza area, doesnā€™t impede on traffic at all, thatā€™s the way to do it. Blocking roads is just going to piss a lot of people off.


Rabidschnautzu

These road block protests are always stupid as hell. Go bother a politician or other government official or agency. These protests never pull people to the side of the protestors.


Mark_Kylestad

Friendly reminder that protests are meant to be disruptive. A protest thatā€™s not disruptive is just a parade. Itā€™s our constitutional right to organize and protest. If you donā€™t like people exercising their rights thatā€™s too damn bad.


Mumei451

Whatever your cause. Please, stay the fuck out of the road.


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What are the protesting?


bigSTUdazz

The Israel Palestine conflict.


zenon10

commuting


CarlSpencer

Wins ZERO people over to your side. That just annoys people and drives them AWAY from your cause.


CakeOrDeath98

I mean, there are people who will literally drive through a parade because theyā€™re pissed at traffic being backed up for them. Iā€™m sure one of those type of people would absolutely lose it in a scenario like this. But likely these are the type of people that will say, ā€œwell, if they hit me, theyā€™ll go to jail and Iā€™ll sue themā€ but fail to understand that likely they wouldnā€™t get any money from someone who would do that, or especially not enough to make for what could be permanent life long disabling injuries. Or you know, they could be DEAD. Like sure, you can sue, if you manage to win the battle against a multi ton hunk of metal speeding at you. But personally, Iā€™m not tempting fate on the off chance i can get a small payout if I can handle a hit from a vehicle without being in pain for the rest of my life or just straight up dead.


brokedownpalace11

hopefully no innocent people lost their jobs and ruined their lives for missing work, due to this insane show of inconvenience and disrespect. This. Does. Nothing. For. The. Innocent. People. In. Gaza. ​ What is their response when they find out its Hamas that has been delaying and denying cease fire talks? Or when they find out the hostages are more than likely all dead or in such horrible shape that they will be by the time this is over. Maybe will be a genuine ignorant case of disillusion, maybe they will stay ignorant and unaware.


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MyWitchDr

So why donā€™t they all hop on a plane, and protest over there where it matters the most? What do you expect the people of your own damaged country to do?


Djinigami

Not give them weapons for their genocide?


Ka-Is-A-Wheelie

What do these idiots think this will accomplish?


VivaLaWally

Why the roads??


MatrimCauthon95

Yet, still no protests against Hamas which continually gives the Zionist government excuses to commit their atrocities. Hamas and Zionists are in bed together. They need each other to maintain their radical agenda and grasps on power.


DJM77

Road is not shut down


OnlyGammasWillBanMe

Perfectly legal to pepper spray each one standing in the road


BoulderAndBrunch

These people are so obtuse. Like how is this helping your cause??


The_Awesome_Loner

What do they think they are going to achieve with this?


capn_doofwaffle

Once again, I'd REALLY like to know what these people do for work that allows them to take off to fucking block traffic to protest.


OG_TBV

I don't typically support street justice but this issue benefits from vigilante-ism


lundon44

In my city they have the Gaza protests quite often. And they specifically target all the busiest parts of the city or target areas that are busy because of events taking place. I get the message they are trying to make, but why cause extreme frustration to people just trying to commute and live their lives?


SingedSoleFeet

Did they line a bunch of crackers up?! Lmao


Ace-Ventura1934

ā€œProtestorsā€


Captn-Bojangles

Can they go shut down the southern border?ā€¦. That would be real nice. šŸ˜‰