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Tony Conrad

But picketing - picketing for or against something, and handing out literature - these are conspicuously formal actions. They have to be understood as indirect communication.

Tony Conrad

Communication

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Tony Conrad is saying that activities like picketing and distributing flyers are deliberate and structured ways of sending messages. These actions don't communicate directly through words alone but rely on symbols and context to convey meaning indirectly.

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