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In reply to the discussion: St. Louis Cardinals fans chant “Africa! Africa!” at Ferguson protesters [View all]JonLP24
(29,857 posts)the "to the line" comment didn't come out of nowhere. Certain things said here can seem strange or out-of-place without background.
In regards, I agreed with you hacking the accounts of t-shirt makers or finding some way to shut them down (going for copyright infringement--how many sports team are named Cardinals?) when the best thing to do is ignore them. Another option is reason with them but I found trying to reason w/ many racists/bigots is as effective as banging my head against the wall but you may earn a few converts that way.
As far as the sub-thread goes the protest was non-violent & peaceful which you agreed in the other thread was the preferred choice while customerserviceguy argued the presence & place could sway those "on the fence" to the other side but I think that is weak. You have people making racist comments publicly(how does the affect those "on the fence"
so why do the protesters or anyone on this side of the issue always have to worry about how to act when the other side doesn't a system that doesn't play fair to begin with.
Most people note MLK as being more effective than other leaders at-the-time, I agree but I also feel he is more effective that most US Presidents and other notable people throughout history but I feel the whole movement led to change. With things going in Calfornia, New York, the South, and the Midwest change was inevitable.