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ID: photo of Martin Luther King Jr. waving at the crowd during the March on Washington, on it is his quote: "He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."

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[-] Chakravanti@monero.town -3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Fuck that. Protesting today ain't what it was in his day. There ain't much sanity left anymore and don't matter how you try to stand let alone move.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 12 hours ago

They had dogs let loose on them.

They were beaten.

They were sprayed with water cannons capable of taking you off your feet and throwing your body into whatever hard object stops it.

They were arrested.

They were lynched.

It was not easy then and it won’t be easy now.

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 0 points 8 hours ago

That's not what I'm talking about at all. Back in that day, we fought and it fucking counted against the man's capability. Then in the 70's, everyone was all pathetic to no acceptance by the man who suffered nothing for the "protests" and about jack fucking shit has happened since to any effect.

[-] ShareMySims@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

So... Don't protest* evil. Got it. 🙄

(*on a more serious note, you having a narrow and wilfully ignorant view of what protesting actually means doesn't change the fact that not protesting evil makes you complicit with it)

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town -2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

No. Don't is right. Fucking kill it. Telling someone who is evil will never stop it. Removing his means of being evil will be your only successful method. Don't misunderstand my first expression murder doesn't remove the means and anyone else will simply take their place.

[-] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

Until it happens so often others are scared to take their place.

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town -2 points 12 hours ago
[-] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Okay buddy. You so brave. ❤️

[-] Chakravanti@monero.town 1 points 8 hours ago

No, I just have very little useful emotion. When I do, it's of very little practical or logical sense so I tend to disregard it and do the math instead.

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