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daredtowork

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5. After the incident in Seattle

Tue Aug 11, 2015, 07:00 AM

Aug 2015

I've been thinking that the "Natural Allies" assumption is part of the flaw in progressive thinking - particularly when BLM isn't an organization of party politics.

Furthermore, I dare you to give this lecture on tactics to their face. Really, I dare you.

The whole point of #BLM is to be an alternative to status quo tactics as described above. You may not think their tactics will "work" - but they beg to differ and they are going to do what they are going to do anyway.

I just read a a book on the Free Speech Movement, and I was startled by how much it had in common with BLM.

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Great TYT segment on how BLM can improve its tactics [View all] gobears10 Aug 2015 OP

Yeah I messed this one up in a big way. underahedgerow Aug 2015 #1

what the heck? gobears10 Aug 2015 #3

You're absolutely right, I totally jumped the gun and massively effed that one underahedgerow Aug 2015 #4

Just what they need, advice from Cenk. Tarheel_Dem Aug 2015 #2

After the incident in Seattle daredtowork Aug 2015 #5

But what message was it sending? starroute Aug 2015 #6

The FSM had an Obscenity Rally daredtowork Aug 2015 #7

I can't say I see any similarity starroute Aug 2015 #9

The Filthy Speech movement was an important thing because it was the end of FSM daredtowork Aug 2015 #11

There were more important things going on by then starroute Aug 2015 #13

The situation was certainly complicated! daredtowork Aug 2015 #14

Complacency. nc4bo Aug 2015 #12

BLM has given no indication they are interested in coalition building. mmonk Aug 2015 #8

I don't think we white folks should be telling the BLM folks how to run their movement. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #10