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In reply to the discussion: Protesting is Great. BUT WHY carry Mexican Flags? This will not gain supporters... [View all]Jirel
(2,356 posts)Oh, please dont upset people! Please dont wear BLM shirts! Please dont block traffic! Please dont wave Mexican flags! Please dont t engage with the opposition! Please dont wear face masks! Please dont
please dont
please dont
We are done with the scared Karens. Protest is not about winning allies. It never was. Its about galvanizing the resistance and discomforting the comfortable. Its about engaging some thinking about why people would take those risks. Think the Boston Tea Party was about making friends? The lunch counter protests? The suffragettes disrupting
dinner? Stonewall? The labor struggles? Resistance at every RNC?
This is your opportunity to engage with the many successful struggles of the past that were not all that civil, but were ultimately successful. Your personal discomfort with a protestors message only begs the question about who you are willing to stand with, when you are most needed.
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