• grue@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      Moderates only ever succeed with and because of a radical flank demonstrating the alternative.

    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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      16 days ago

      MLK succeeded because the powers that be realized that Malcom X was the fallback plan. Malcom X did not have a problem with violence. And that’s not a dig at Malcom X.

    • Deceptichum@quokk.au
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      17 days ago

      No. The left should use violence as the tool it is that has always gotten results. Every right and freedom has come from the blood of those who fought.

      Leave the peaceful donothings to the lib/centrists, because they won’t do shit anyway.

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        If you’re going to use violence, be very smart about your targets who, where, how. You want those in power to fear, not the average gun toting American who is just trying to pay rent and buy food. If you make that population fear for their lives they won’t hesitate to kill you and in most of this country they could do so legally.