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In reply to the discussion: Protesters marching, breaking windows in downtown Oakland [View all]valerief
(53,235 posts)34. What do you think revolution is? Bending over for it? nt
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Sometimes a riot is just the language of those taking advantage of the situation.
hedgehog
Aug 2012
#53
You have raised only rational questions. That's not a problem to everyone here. nt
patrice
Aug 2012
#8
NOT the sort of thing that inspires support for a case against police brutality, but then, that MAY
patrice
Aug 2012
#10
And perhaps you have missed the point of what calls itself "the Left" these days, which is that it
patrice
Aug 2012
#14
We live in a system that provides socialism for corporations and financiers and the military, so
patrice
Aug 2012
#22
In, my city, the sane supporters of OC have fled, leaving just the paranoid crazies...
roseBudd
Aug 2012
#45
Right on. Real organizers against police brutality wouldn't fuck with their own case like this.
patrice
Aug 2012
#16
People fall to one's expectations of them. 20-somethings are completely capable of rational thought.
patrice
Aug 2012
#24
Agree. There's also a lot of resonance going on. People reacting to reactions to reactions . . .
patrice
Aug 2012
#25
Open carry of even unloaded handguns is illegal in California now, since January 1
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#39
The group who did this - did they give a particular reason for doing this?
limpyhobbler
Aug 2012
#30
assholes. guess they're "anarchists" which in Seattle means rich angry kids who dress up n/t
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#54