The Right always votes for the GOP candidate, and the GOP candidate is the guy who wins the primaries. Most folks don’t vote in the primaries, so the most extreme guy almost always wins.
Meanwhile, there are people on the Left who hate AOC because she hasn’t pistol whipped Nancy Pelosi.
Hitler came to power because the majority couldn’t settle on a non-Hitler candidate. Now you’re saying we should do the same thing.
[obligatory George Carlin reference]
Except that the rich know who to bribe with campaign contributions.
Look at Ronald Reagan. As an actor, he was not a giant star. Plenty of folks got a higher salary. Reagan lucked into a job as spokesman for General Electric, at the time one of the biggest companies in the world. Reagan hung out with the big shots and introduced them to his Hollywood buddies; in return he got stock tips and investment opportunities that made him rich.
You’re middle class if you’re still working for your money. You’re rich when your money works for you.
A $5 million a year actor/athlete still has to work; they are also paying for their trainers, agents, dietitians, clothes etc. They are upper middle class.
A trust fund baby with an income of $1 million a year is the rich one. imho.
I’ll reiterate my original point.
Back in the day, the IWW and other radical groups had their own folks in the crowd to make sure that no one threw a rock at a cop. The cops loved to send in bad actors who would give them an excuse to come in.
Some one who throws a brick is putting everyone else’s safety at risk. If you really feel the need to fight a cop, go up and punch them yourself. Don’t hide behind someone’s grandmother and call yourself a hero.
Don’t expect other people to get hurt because of you.
Don’t [create a situation where] other people get hurt because of [your actions]
I do not get your point tho
Well, if you honestly can’t comprehend people dying that is a good reason for you not to involve yourself in any activities outside of your home.
Maybe you should try talking to people you know who are smarter than you and ask them to explain.
Ever heard of Kent State?
That wasn’t even particularly violent, and four people died.
Do you think you can throw a brick at a cop and the police won’t respond and start breaking every head they can find?
I also think calling for peacefulness when friends, families, colleges, neighbors, comrades get disappeared is just not what is needed in these circumstances and its also not stopping any of this.
You are a very funny guy.
Like I said, it’s not the person who throws the brick who gets the consequences, it’s someone else. If you have the desire to walk up to a cop and slap them, go ahead. Don’t expect other people to get hurt because of you.
I also think calling for peacefulness when friends, families, colleges, neighbors, comrades get disappeared is just not what is needed in these circumstances and its also not stopping any of this.
First, look up Martin Luther King. He called for non-violence in a situation that was much worse, against a tougher foe.
Second, who made you leader? Who decided that you had the right to instigate violence? Because you keep ignoring my basic point, that it’s not going to be the one who throws the brick who will get caught.
Of course there should be places and space for actions where people can participate that dont want to riot / be near a riot.
Life isn’t a video game. People don’t get to choose where they will be when some idiot decides to play hero of the revolution.
Also, the people who were showing up to start trouble were usually police agents or locals who thought that it would be fun to throw a rock at a cop. The IWW people knew more about police violence then you ever will; they were around before Miranda Rights and body cams. If they thought having a team there was a good idea, you should learn from them.
Like I said, it’s not the person who throws the brick who gets the consequences, it’s someone else. If you have the desire to walk up to a cop and slap them, go ahead. Don’t expect other people to get hurt because of you.
It’s not the guy who throws the brick who gets shot, it’s the one who was standing next to him.
Back in the day, the IWW would have their own security squads who’d take care of anyone who showed up at a protest looking to start trouble.
I went to bed after that comment…
I think it’s a torch, like an Olympic torch. Could be wrong.
“Stand On Zanzibar” by John Brunner. Winner of the 1969 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel of the year. It’s set in the early 21st century and predicted that you’d have middle- and upper-class folks needing roommates to make the rent, a permanent homeless population in major cities, wide spread school shootings, AI’s running corporations, legal marijuana, and so many other things…
https://bookshop.org/p/books/stand-on-zanzibar-john-brunner/7252770?ean=9781250781222&next=t
The same people who congratulated themselves for keeping Harris from getting elected.
Getting dirt on her was how J. Edgar Hoover first gained power.
He was the master of intelligence gathering and built giant files on all his enemies.
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/when-j-edgar-hoover-met-emma-goldman-1328572.html