Originally Posted by
57Brave
"Was it the militant groups that were effective in bringing about reform and changes in people's minds? Not at all."
we disagree. Peoples minds haven't changed at all
unless you belive the tripe about "economic anxiety"
It was 10 years after Brown v Board the Civil Rights and Voting Acts were signed. A year behind Malcolm X assassination, 2 years before King assassination and contemporary with Black Panthers . 7 years before the assassination attempt on George Wallace.
Busing ...
yes, I agree with you on so much, but the reality of the situation was then and now, to think you can defeat militancy and violence with "mocking" is very very naive. My thinking is Ghandi was a one off that had more to do with the crumbling British Empire than hunger strikes
I certainly hope you don't see the Voting Act and Civil Rights as complete works. I would think that the rise of Trump is a straight line from 1965 to now.
In so many ways the Civil Rights movement was a failure
I am non violent and agree that is the optimum. But also understand, a man in a hood with a rope or a "peaceful protester" in body armor and assault weapon could care less about the words. As proven everyday right here on this Forum
how many housewives, school teachers , high school students etc etc etc would stand for the intimidation of the White Nationalists .
The police aren't protecting them. The National Guard under (R) rule wont protect them -- they would stay home and the nonsense from the White House would go on unchecked. With seeming little resistance.
I will argue, antifa is more along the lines of a modern day Zorro
Remind me how many deaths at the hands of antifa.
When you get a minute go back to the pages in this forum and read the thread , some of the quotes and comments by our fellow Braves fans on the Womens March.
Do you know the origins of the Black Panthers ? Did you know that gun control as we know it is a direct descendant to 1960's era California's Governors response to the Black Panthers.
Did you know that the Black Panthers were dismantled by a combination of imbedded FBI , phony drug charges and out and out police murders ?
And again, remind me how many deaths responsible to antifa?
Prison terms antifa?
Assassinations and mass murders ascribed to antifa?
And where did that much spoken about hammer came from