I guess it is a stupid way to get your idea across... and it does tend to alienate people.

[JDPriestly]

98. A few people always get overexcited.

There were race riots during the Civil Rights Movement.

The OWS movement is completely nonviolent. Those who perform even symbolic acts that give a violent message are not part of the movement. They are people who would be doing something angry even if they were not associated with the movement.

The Civil Rights Movement had many different aspects. Some demonstrators were nonviolent -- the great majority. But at times tensions and frustrations got out of control. It was not the fault of the Civil Rights Movement but rather the fault of the inequality and repression that gave rise to the Civil Rights Movement.

The OWS movement is a very good outlet for the frustrations that people feel. Here in LA it was very, very nonviolent.

The City of Oakland, like many of the cities in which riots took place that were linked to the Civil Rights Movement has a lot of problems. In particular, it has a history of the use of excessive force by police officers. That City needs to work on reorganizing its police department. Los Angeles did that after the Rodney King riots and other scandals that took place after those riots, and the entire City of LA has benefited from the changes.