• @njm1314
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    133 days ago

    That’s what peaceful protests result in.

    • @[email protected]
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      3 days ago

      All successful, meaningful, peaceful movements have had violent allies, or allies who were threatening violence.

      • metaStatic
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        123 days ago

        A protest without the threat of escalation is no protest at all.

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        43 days ago

        I suppose that’s a good point. Like MLK Jr. was proposing a peaceful resolution to inequality, and the alternative was Malcolm X, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panthers. I doubt MLK would have been as effective without those counterparts.

  • metaStatic
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    73 days ago

    These protests are important but they’re still people who believe the state can be reasoned with.

    The repression is equally important, it means they’re scared enough to risk radicalising people.