Merrick wrote: handofdave wrote: Well, it's probably a good idea to have someone out there ready to throw some bricks when the sit-ins don't work.
Doesn't that contradict your statement that 'collective rage is unfocused' and your subsequent stuff opposing such things?
No, I'm just saying that violence ought to be reserved for when all else fails. And if violence is absolutely unavoidable, it's got to be strategically employed if it's to be successful in achieving what it sets out to achieve.
People rushing around without a head breaking things... I'm not dismissing that the anger is justified, I'm saying that the anger, if channeled with clarity, helps to both preserve the integrity of the movement and the respect of those outside it who's support may hinge on how they perceive the movement.
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