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Historical examples Unaddressed protest may grow and foster dissent, activism, riots, insurgency, revolts, and political and/or social revolution, as in: Forms of protest Recognized forms of protest include: Public demonstration or political rally Some forms of direct action listed in this article are also public demonstrations or rallies. Written demonstration Written evidence of political or economic power, or democratic justification may also be a way of protesting. Civil disobedience demonstrations Any protest could be civil disobedience if a “ruling authority” says so, but the following are usually civil disobedience demonstrations: As a residence Destructive General direct action Protesting a government By government employees Job action By management By tenants By consumers Information Civil disobedience to censorship Literature, art, culture Religious Usage in American English In American English, the verb protest often acts transitively: The students protested the policy. Elsewhere one can still find intransitive usage: The students protested against the policy; or: The students protested in favor of the policy. See also | |||||||||
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