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LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
63. I figured that if the protesting moved away from the easy-to-pretend-to-criticize traffic blockings
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 03:00 PM
Jan 2015

I figured that if the protesting moved away from the easy-to-pretend-to-criticize traffic blockings to something more benign and even less inconvenient, idiots and half-wits would still find something to complain about. The reactions of idiots are almost as simple as the idiots themselves.

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Nothing else was working. bravenak Jan 2015 #2
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They do that. bravenak Jan 2015 #8
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Us guys? bravenak Jan 2015 #10
^^^^ +1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 progree Jan 2015 #11
. Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #16
Great Jury!nt bravenak Jan 2015 #17
+1 Mugu Jan 2015 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author progree Jan 2015 #18
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well considering that cops turning their backs are PatrynXX Jan 2015 #7
What an idiotic idea! What do the patrons or owners of those restaurants have to do with.... George II Jan 2015 #3
Duh! Pastiche423 Jan 2015 #6
"What they originally had to say" DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #14
You hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately a lot wont get it. 7962 Jan 2015 #15
... 840high Jan 2015 #47
The ones that say "the heck with them" were never with them in the first place. Others may have . . brush Jan 2016 #79
More like "People are being murdered by those Live and Learn Jan 2015 #56
That's one way of looking at it. Another way is if it takes making people uncomfortable . . . brush Jan 2016 #78
K&R SamKnause Jan 2015 #4
Not a good idea imo. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #12
no0t a good idea DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #13
i am not against protesting. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #21
no DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #22
I am more of a rally type of protestor. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #23
The Civil Rights Movement protests did not "disrupt comfort". They challenged evil. Bucky Jan 2015 #65
The lunch counter sit ins were appropriate NuclearDem Jan 2015 #32
Those protests against discrimination were done in restaurants that were..... George II Jan 2015 #59
I think I would've answered with names of a few whites the cops have killed 7962 Jan 2015 #19
White cops who were killed? bravenak Jan 2015 #20
to be fair DonCoquixote Jan 2015 #24
Uh oh. bravenak Jan 2015 #25
I said "whites the cops have killed". I never mentioned a white cop being killed 7962 Jan 2015 #38
Yeah. I saw it a little while ago. bravenak Jan 2015 #39
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blacks are about 3X more likely than whites to die in a confrontation with police progree Jan 2015 #27
Propublica: black males age 15-19 shot by police: 31.17 per million, whites: 1.47 per million progree Jan 2015 #36
It's going to take a lot more of this for the 1% to even NOTICE (not that they'll actually care, tho blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #26
Of course...because all 1%ers are racists...just like all working class people are progressives. brooklynite Jan 2015 #41
I know I keep thinking fight club Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #50
Not a great idea Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #28
Dunno myself. Its a lot tamer than shutting down freeways. To me it seems kind of mild progree Jan 2015 #29
Sometimes, raising awareness requires getting "in your face" with the general public alp227 Jan 2015 #53
well I disagree Duckhunter935 Jan 2015 #57
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What's an asb baton? I googled and it showed me results for Asp batons progree Jan 2015 #31
Here ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #35
Are you promoting violence sir? ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #33
Back so soon? oh mirt! hrmjustin Jan 2015 #34
Changes in police policy are carried out by the Mayor, Governor or County Executive... brooklynite Jan 2015 #37
Dunno. The same question could be asked about just about any form of protest progree Jan 2015 #43
The Protestors are Sending a Message: Remember us and Join Us! McKim Jan 2015 #40
+1000 Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #51
And sometimes the phrase TexasMommaWithAHat Jan 2015 #64
Woohoo! Bravo! Someone who gets it. brush Jan 2016 #80
Odds are, these people are provocateurs. DinahMoeHum Jan 2015 #42
I doubt it very much. progree Jan 2015 #44
+1 Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2015 #52
Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm tavalon Jan 2015 #45
Several diners stood with them progree Jan 2015 #48
Me, too.nt stage left Jan 2015 #49
I'd have stood right beside you. Live and Learn Jan 2015 #55
I don't feel segregated Skittles Jan 2015 #66
Had I been in one of those "white" dining places during one of these, I would have stood with thm tavalon Jan 2015 #46
I'd have been interested if I was eating there. Inkfreak Jan 2015 #58
The sniffiness of some folks about this tells me it is EXACTLY the right tactic alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #60
Yup, I think some feathers have been ruffled, oh well, such a pity progree Jan 2015 #61
Well, I think this is great. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #62
I figured that if the protesting moved away from the easy-to-pretend-to-criticize traffic blockings LanternWaste Jan 2015 #63
good. Ramses Jan 2015 #67
Get in their face. K&R Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #68
"Their" face? Whose face? Joe Magarac Jan 2015 #69
Play your nonsense on someone else..I'm not interested in what you believe makes an impact for good Jefferson23 Jan 2015 #70
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right on! hopefully it wil encourage more civil protest, eom whereisjustice Jan 2015 #71
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As long as police are gunning down unarmed people in the streets, mountain grammy Jan 2016 #76
Oh ppl brunches were disrupted - oh well Truprogressive85 Jan 2016 #77
This isn't about a handful of diners being momentarily inconvenienced! johnp3907 Jan 2016 #81
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