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What naysayers don’t get about ‘No Kings,’ the biggest protest in U.S. history
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Refusing to allow for a variety of tactics is how to make sure nothing ever changes for the better. This has been well documented.
I agree that non violence doesn't really work on its own. But it can help support more aggressive action , albeit, unintentionally.
People fighting against oppression need to be ramped up to violence and extremism.
They don't start that way right off. People start to get frustrated with the lack of progress of "peaceful' methods and will start taking matters into their own hands.
The peaceful movements still help keep public opinion more positive.
It's weird how we glorify war veterans that kill, murder, rape.
But in our history and reflections, we often look poorly on the extremist of civil rights and revolution movements as being out of control and excessively violent. And promote the leaders who were peaceful but didn't actually achieve much.
Yet it is those extremist people who actually make the change happen.
It's a bit of a paradox.
You don't want a culture or society to promote violent behaviors in the people, because when you do it often spills over into people hurting each other (within the same society).
But if you discourage violence and see it as always wrong, then those who do use it will be on top with no one to hold them accountable.
At the very least in states where open carry is legal encourage people to bring guns and masks to these parades. Make sure they are seen by any cop or government enforcer who would love to look for a weakness to get in and arrest people for no reason. Encourage everyone there to purchase guns and point them towards things like Pink Pistols and other organizations that are outwardly friendly towards LGBTQ+ and other leftists. Do this the same , if not greater, extent ya'll keep pushing to register to vote and vote Democrat cause those bastards aren't going to help us even if given a supermajority thanks to their love of the rotating villain and need to "reach across the aisle and compromise".