By Matt Witt
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| Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, on X. |
When 500 leaders from 40 countries formed a flotilla to try to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Israeli government arrested them and said the flotilla was a “publicity stunt” and against the law.
When auto workers sat down in a General Motors plant in 1937 and refused to relinquish the factory until the company recognized their union, that was a publicity stunt and against the law.
When young Black people challenged segregation by sitting at whites-only lunch counters, that was a publicity stunt and against the law.
When suffragettes chained themselves to the White House and went on hunger strikes in jail to win the right to vote, that was a publicity stunt and against the law.
When protesters in India led by Gandhi boycotted British goods as part of a campaign for independence, that was a publicity stunt and against the law.
When South Africans deliberately violated apartheid rules like curfews in Black townships, that was a publicity stunt and against the law.
So many laws. So much power. So many publicity stunts yet to come.
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| October 4, 2025 |
Matt Witt is a writer and photographer in Oregon. His work may be seen at MattWittPhotography.com. His latest book is Monumental Beauty: Wonders Worth Protecting in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
