• m_g@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    With all due respect to her, that’s nonsense. Nothing changes without the real threat of property and material damage.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      The only reason protests work is that those in power understand that the next step could involve violent opposition. Though it’s more than a bit reductive, it’s not untrue to say MLK was only successful because Malcom X was the alternative.

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      1 year ago

      I wonder how her grandson would feel. I personally hated my grandmother and could easily see the piece of shit doing this. I should put in my will, “don’t listen to old people.”