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Zalatix

(8,994 posts)
35. I'm not sure your logic makes sense here.
Sat Sep 1, 2012, 03:53 PM
Sep 2012

He shoves you and it's okay, but if you shove back, how does that magically become wrong, yet the first shoving wasn't?

What do you think they should have done? cali Aug 2012 #1
They shove leftists, leftists shove back. What, do these have more rights than everyone else? Zalatix Aug 2012 #3
Cindy don't take no shit. proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #38
Amen to that derby378 Sep 2012 #42
Hey you. proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #47
Hear, hear! I totally admire her. Zalatix Sep 2012 #44
Self-defense is never "stupid"... nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #13
People who resort to shoving are animals seeking to establish dominance. Zalatix Sep 2012 #45
I am curious - DURHAM D Aug 2012 #2
Done it several times, twice in Oakland. This protest is across the country from me. Zalatix Aug 2012 #4
Way out numbered several thousand to one? DURHAM D Aug 2012 #5
??? Apparent non-sequitur. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #10
The OP got it... DURHAM D Aug 2012 #11
Several thousand to one? How do you figure? Zalatix Sep 2012 #14
I dunno. I had more than my share growing up and had no choice but to fight back. TheKentuckian Aug 2012 #6
You hit the nail right on the head. Zalatix Sep 2012 #29
The story relates a woman and a priest being roughed up standing up for THEIR own rights Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #7
I'm not white, thank you. Zalatix Sep 2012 #15
I feel like had they "fought back" they'd be slandered as hooligans... joshcryer Sep 2012 #61
Indicative of the problem I've seen since I was a child. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #8
Because they're not assholes arcane1 Aug 2012 #9
If somebody strikes you, you hit them back... Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #12
Don't start it, but definitely finish it. Zalatix Sep 2012 #16
You hit them back twice as hard as they hit you. Frank Cannon Sep 2012 #69
They don't want to get hurt? The don't want to give that sort of image to their cause? nt bemildred Sep 2012 #17
You let people get away with shoving you, you'll only get hurt worse. Zalatix Sep 2012 #19
Judgement is called for. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #24
Is that code for "they're allowed to shove you, but you can't shove back"? Zalatix Sep 2012 #27
who do you think would get arrested? mitchtv Sep 2012 #31
Depends on whether you caught the incident on video. Zalatix Sep 2012 #34
No, but it also means Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #33
I'm not sure your logic makes sense here. Zalatix Sep 2012 #35
No, it's code for think about it before you shove back. bemildred Sep 2012 #48
And people wonder why bullies are so common... Zalatix Sep 2012 #51
That's all right, I know you'll fix it for me soon. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #52
Dunno bout that, but I know bullies are better off picking SOME people as targets over others. Zalatix Sep 2012 #55
Did Jesus confront his bullies? Ashleyshubby Sep 2012 #18
Did Jesus get nailed up? Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #23
There was that incident in the temple with the money-changers. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #32
Absolutely! He also gave his brother a black eye when they were kids Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #37
Why weren't the Perpetrators arrested? If anyone from OWS did anything like that, they sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #20
The police don't serve you. They serve the 1% and the minions of the 1%. Zalatix Sep 2012 #21
Um, do you really think it's wise for people to attack a pack of raging mutant hyenas Zorra Sep 2012 #22
? arely staircase Sep 2012 #25
This leftist/communist WILL shove back......... socialist_n_TN Sep 2012 #26
+1 arely staircase Sep 2012 #41
for the same reason MLKjr didn't endorse Bluerthanblue Sep 2012 #28
Didn't he get shot anyway? Zalatix Sep 2012 #30
yes he did- Bluerthanblue Sep 2012 #36
I'd rather die free than live as someone's prey or slave. Zalatix Sep 2012 #43
I would rather die free as well- Bluerthanblue Sep 2012 #49
People who let themselves get pushed around, never win. Zalatix Sep 2012 #50
The R complex mick063 Sep 2012 #39
Damn, that sounds dead-on accurate. Zalatix Sep 2012 #46
If one of the protesters even breathed on a Romney supporter, it would have been national news ck4829 Sep 2012 #40
I had enough of that when I was around 10 HockeyMom Sep 2012 #53
They're above machoism? joshcryer Sep 2012 #54
The word 'pushover' is not a compliment. Zalatix Sep 2012 #56
Nor is the word macho. joshcryer Sep 2012 #58
Standing up for yourself when someone shoves you is called 'macho' and leads to riots? Zalatix Sep 2012 #62
You already said the bullies win out. joshcryer Sep 2012 #66
Pushing back at bullies is not being a bully. It's called standing up for yourself. Zalatix Sep 2012 #68
If you go into a fight with a bully... joshcryer Sep 2012 #71
I don't. Be at my elbow if shit goes down. alphafemale Sep 2012 #57
Because they are immersed in "anti-authoritarianism." David__77 Sep 2012 #59
This is my favorite picture of an anti-authoritarian 'pushover' as the OP terms them: joshcryer Sep 2012 #60
Your picture shows peaceful non-violent protesters getting pepper sprayed. Zalatix Sep 2012 #63
My picture shows peaceful protestors not reacting violently to force. joshcryer Sep 2012 #65
And they're still getting their asses kicked and they achieved nothing. Zalatix Sep 2012 #67
Ooh, OK, so it's only certain kinds of bully. joshcryer Sep 2012 #70
Nobody pushes me around. neeksgeek Sep 2012 #64
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