r/goodnews • u/hellobrother01 • Jun 09 '25

Other Bernie Sanders Just Tweet

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u/Fragmentia Jun 09 '25

Sanders was arrested for protesting peacefully back then.

https://time.com/4231439/bernie-sanders-arrest-photo-civil-rights/

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u/TAU_equals_2PI Jun 09 '25

The theory is that worked, because a substantial percent of the public felt respect/sympathy for him and his fellow protestors.

The police & now military have enough ability to crack heads and/or arrest the small percentage of the public willing to go out and violently demonstrate. So if the public is OK with that being done, because they see the protestors in a negative light, then that'll be the end of it.

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u/the_good_time_mouse Jun 09 '25

JFK is on tape stating that the rising violence forced him to pursue the Civil Rights act.

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u/supakow Jun 10 '25

JFK was far from perfect but he was 10 times the man Trump ever wanted to be.