Microsoft Calls Protest a 'destructive' Act by Outsiders
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Microsoft condemns a protest at its campus that resulted in 20 arrests, with the company calling it a 'destructive' act by outsiders, while protesters allege police brutality; commenters question the company's response and the treatment of employees and protesters.
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Only one was an employee. Article didn’t say what he’s being charged with.
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…the 20 people arrested in the Wednesday protest included one current employee, and three former employees…
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Almost all of those arrested [Wednesday], including some carrying fake company ID cards…”
This is counterproductive. Acting like an idiot in public and disrupting peoples’ work doesn’t gain sympathy. (At best it gains awareness. But that isn’t the problem Palestinians face.)
And they're trying to raise awareness that Microsoft helps Israel surveil and attack Palestinians, not raise awareness that there is a war going on.
Your comment is a typical one that protests should be less disruptive, but only disruptive protests have historically been effective.