People drifting away. Short but to the point
Tbh, just that image alone gives a visual which poses questions. If that is published in a national paper, it catches the eye. The uninformed viewer/reader would likely think - ''what's that all about?'' or ''what's going on here?'' and so on. Instantly sparking a conversation that an attached article would quickly answer. The uninformed reader should then become the now ''informed'' reader. There could then be no mistake or reasoning to understand the plight of So69, and the many who already follow and align with it.
I will add, I don't necessarily agree with any bashing of anyone else attempting to form their own protest groups. This is the right route to go for anyone seemingly not understanding the ''orange revolution''. Even if the flyer looks as if it was some rough copy typed up this morning without an attempt to spell check {minor defence here, the ''i'' is directly next to ''u'' on most keyboards/pads}.
We should probably encourage peaceful protest, and the right to it in any form. Whether that is one person's stance or several thousands. Probably doesn't really help to mock it. One peaceful protest doesn't have a moral higher ground than another. Some of those attitudes can come across very ''you can't sit with us'', which can lead to a feeling of something being exclusive, and not wholly open. Ultimately then, that can drive people away from one protest group, to join another - even if purely because of the above.
Let's support all peaceful protest avenues, even the ones we don't agree with. I am fully behind So69 myself but I'll still accept that there will always be some people who aren't behind that. If they take another view, which also involves peaceful protest, then I will respect that. If it's taken with hatred, mocking, puerile behaviour and an endless intent to harm another group then of course it won't be respected.
I can't say I align with OzHats protest and their reasons for protesting - it might take some time for them to refine what their key reasons are and it might even be that some of their issues eventually do resonate with some, when/if refined. People shouldn't bash them though if their approach remains purely a peaceful one.
