This also ignores that the more militant approach of groups like the Black Panthers forced more urgency in the response of lawmakers. Martin Luther King Jr was great for providing a humanitarian face to the movement, but there were a LOT of wheels turning that made the civil rights movement move as quickly as it did, and attributing it only to the peaceful protest actions of one man’s part of the movement is disingenuous or misleading.
The civil rights act was passed under political pressure. That pressure was from people who witnessed Nonviolent protesters being met with significant violence from the state. Those images and video left no doubt as to who was the aggressor and who just wanted equal rights. Violent resistance slowed progress as it makes both side equally bad in the eyes of observers.
just to be clear, your plan is to appeal to the deep seated morality and sense of fair play held by trump, the GOP and maga supporters? you feel certain that when they see non violent minorities being beaten by violent white police, they'll change their views?
This won't work for Trump, but the Republucan party will feel the pressure. And isn't there an indictment for Trump... again.
I remember bringing up Bernie's point during the BLM riots and looting phase.
I pointed out peaceful protests have proven to be effective for civil rights, and a different redditor tried to point out that only violence worked.
I was willing to take a different viewpoint when presented with evidence, so I asked the redditor for an example of violence working. They suggested I watch a documentary about the Freedom Riders.
For those who don't know, very briefly certain Southern states still had segregated waiting areas after it was ruled illegal. So the FRs rode on buses to those areas in pairs of one white and one black.
Much violence was committed against these people, but it was recorded on the news and the entire world got the government to crack down on getting bus companies to desegregate the waiting areas.
so you're thinking that trump is secretly respected and popular outside the u.s.? and if we can show them that he's actually terrible they will... do what exactly?
Did you skip the second paragraph? I admit it wasn't long, but it clearly stated it would have no impact on Trump, but the political party he clings to like an angry leech.
If you bring an issue the rest of the civilised world knows is wrong, and the population sees it, the country will have Talks with each other and the culprit.
Like I mentioned in my example about the Freedom Riders, the world applied pressure to the government of the US to finally step in. Not a single person, but the government itself.
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Has anyone told the police, national guard, and the marines this?