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DonCoquixote

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8. it is hard to do peaceful

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2022, 12:35 PM

Jun 2022

When you have minds that will not give a dam about killing you, and who know that they will be lauded as heroes.

I am not saying go October 1917, but as much as people loved Martin Luther King, they would nto have listened to him if they did nto realize Malcolm X was not going to be so polite.

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Hopefully, the Women's March and/or other groups will organize protest gatherings in DC [View all] Atticus Jun 2022 OP

Don't forget forced pregnancy checks via ultrasound wands. NightWatcher Jun 2022 #1

Marches won't help snowybirdie Jun 2022 #2

Marches won't help snowybirdie Jun 2022 #3

Why "peaceful" in all caps? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #4

Because the right wing is already looking forward to violent protests to use as justification Atticus Jun 2022 #10

Giving a shit about what the right thinks is what got us here in the first place. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #11

Women don't usually do violent protests. Hopefully leftyladyfrommo Jun 2022 #5

Whatever we organize MuseRider Jun 2022 #6

oh wait is "peaceful" in all caps because we've been throwing even MORE money at cops in an effort WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #7

Okay, I concede: you really CAN find something to snark about in anything I post. nt Atticus Jun 2022 #12

it is hard to do peaceful DonCoquixote Jun 2022 #8

it is hard to do peaceful DonCoquixote Jun 2022 #9