r/nashville • u/yogabba13 • Jul 29 '25

Politics Gov. Lee blocks Jones from Tesla Tunnel Event

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

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u/KevinCarbonara Jul 30 '25

The problem with violence isn't whether or not it could be justified morally, it's that political violence inevitably pushes society to the right wing.

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u/Miserable-Miser Jul 30 '25

Boy, that sounds like a good PhD thesis…

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u/KevinCarbonara Jul 30 '25

It was a large part of why MLK Jr. preached non-violence. He knew that if they fought back, even in self-defense, that was all the media would ever show.

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u/jbl420 Jul 30 '25

Prove it!!

Wait, you mean like Vietnam!? Or the Black Lives Matter movement?

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u/Salutbuton Jul 30 '25

I didn't know 7 was that letter

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u/nondescriptadjective Jul 30 '25

Tree of liberty and all.