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EarnestPutz

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1. Just a random thought, but maybe our own BLM protestors should dress in colorful and festive....

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2021, 08:22 PM

Jan 2021

....."native" dress and carry flowers and bright flags, like these indigenous folks in Chile. I may be naive but perhaps the authorities would be less inclined to spray them with tear gas and beat them with clubs. No? Too optimistic? That is one of my many failings. Would be nice though.

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Chile police officer sentenced for killing of Mapuche farmer on 'historic day' [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2021 OP

Just a random thought, but maybe our own BLM protestors should dress in colorful and festive.... EarnestPutz Jan 2021 #1

Something needs to work out for righteous protesters in our country by now, instead of murders. Judi Lynn Jan 2021 #2

Please don't think that I was being flip about the Mapuche protestors. I'm sure that... EarnestPutz Jan 2021 #3

It's amazing how self-righteous the Spanish government still feels about its "victories". Judi Lynn Feb 2021 #4