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On July 15 2016 01:11 Plansix wrote:
MLK would never have blocked a highway. None of the old, good civil rights leaders would have done that ever.

On July 15 2016 01:08 Velr wrote:
Protests need to be "inconvenient" to non protesters, else you could also have a meeting in your home.

And yes, sadly, this also means that there are risks.

On July 15 2016 01:08 Velr wrote:
Protests need to be "inconvenient" to non protesters, else you could also have a meeting in your home.

And yes, sadly, this also means that there are risks.

On July 15 2016 01:15 BlueBird. wrote:


God forbid someone would have noticed them or something... smh.

On July 15 2016 01:29 Plansix wrote:

I know, it’s not like MLK ever blocked an entire bridge and then there was a movie made about it. Or got arrested for protesting. Or organized people to sit-ins at segregated restaurants so no one else could eat there.

They just protested politely on the side of the street.

On July 15 2016 01:29 Velr wrote:
Its pretty simple, if there is tons of people protesting, you have to let them pass.
If its a tiny splintergroup, let the police remove them.

Worker strikes, which are common in many democratic countries, also fuck hard with "normal people" but, if the case is just, will still get some support among the not partaking people.

This is just how demonstrations and strikes work. If they are not annoying, you might also just stay home.

On July 14 2016 23:11 Biff The Understudy wrote:

Errr. Obama's language is divisive? Oo

How do you qualify Trump's language, just out of curiosity?

After Orlando, Obama was bashed by Republicans for not being divisive enough because it's all about muslims vs non-muslims and they are the enemy. Now he is constantly divisive.

Must be tiring to be POTUS.

On July 15 2016 01:41 Nyxisto wrote:


"protesting only allowed in homeopathic dosage"

I don't really know what people are upset about, compared to the vietnam war and civil rights era today's protesters are a complete joke. If BLM is dangerous what the hell was Mandela?

On July 15 2016 01:15 xDaunt wrote:

There's "inconvenient" and then there's "highly damaging." Obstructing a highway is the latter. The only thing that the BLM folks are going to accomplish obstructing a highway is endangering some people and pissing everyone else off. Of course, these idiots are too stupid to see the forest for the trees when it comes to long-term strategic thinking that is not self-sabotaging. They should go hold their protests in front of city hall or police headquarters. All they really need is a forum where they can get publicity.

Also, you can bet that Trump is going to score political points on these issues precisely as a consequence of the inept lawlessness of BLM.

On July 15 2016 01:42 Velr wrote:
@ nyxisto In another country.

@cowboy
To achieve systematical change you shut down the system. To shut down 1 racist balery, you shut down the balery.

And yes, they should let ambulances pass.

WASHINGTON ― Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has settled on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) as his vice presidential running mate, according to multiple reports including the governor’s local paper.

A formal announcement is expected to come on Friday in New York City. Though several outlets reported that it was a done deal, the New York Times reported that there were only strong signals that Pence was being tapped for the gig, as of Thursday afternoon. However, Trump’s communication office denied that a decision has been made.

Pence, 57, brings nearly four years of executive experience to the ticket and can help shore up Trump’s credibility among establishment holdouts within the GOP. The governor also seems to have met Trump’s stated preference of a running mate who can ably navigate the corridors of power in Washington ― Pence previously served 12 years in the House of Representatives, including two years as chairman of the House Republican Conference.

On July 15 2016 01:15 xDaunt wrote:

There's "inconvenient" and then there's "highly damaging." Obstructing a highway is the latter. The only thing that the BLM folks are going to accomplish obstructing a highway is endangering some people and pissing everyone else off. Of course, these idiots are too stupid to see the forest for the trees when it comes to long-term strategic thinking that is not self-sabotaging. They should go hold their protests in front of city hall or police headquarters. All they really need is a forum where they can get publicity.

Also, you can bet that Trump is going to score political points on these issues precisely as a consequence of the inept lawlessness of BLM.

On July 15 2016 01:44 Introvert wrote:


Look at the Dallas speech. First 20 min good, the rest was terrible. He's always been this way when it comes to race issues. Great uniter indeed.

On July 15 2016 01:48 Mohdoo wrote:

Someone as liberal as me, who is also brown and has also encountered racism, should have an easy time supporting blm. But nope, they are just such misguided, poorly organized, bitter idiots.

I'd say even occupy wall St was a better movement than this. Right wing activism is just as misguided as the left's. But at least the right wing is cohesive. Our activists are a bunch of arm chair anarchists with no idea how to get anything done or what they even really want.

On July 15 2016 01:42 Velr wrote:
@ nyxisto In another country.

On July 15 2016 01:56 xDaunt wrote:


Case in point above.

And all of these invocations of MLK to justify what BLM does are absolutely laughable. First, BLM's cause lacks the self-evident righteousness of MLK's. The big battles have all been won. Second, information and communication have so-evolved over the past 60 years that creating levels of disruption that antagonize civilians is no longer necessary to draw attention to the cause. Simply put, MLK's tactics are antiquated. No need to carpet bomb an entire city to destroy an ammunition factory when a few precision-guided missiles will do, right?