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In reply to the discussion: St. Louis Rams Players Enter Field With "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Pose [View all]morningfog
(18,115 posts)79. Education and recruitment has never been the sole prong or avenue for change.
Social movements have historically been supplemented with anger, rage and riots. Often violence is the only way to get the attention of the comfortable beneficiaries of the status quo. Real change occurs when there are two prongs of action.
However, the rioters are not looking to build a consensus. They are not seeking to expand support. They are expressing rage. And for good reason. The peaceful movers benefit from the violent actions.
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St. Louis Rams Players Enter Field With "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" Pose [View all]
WilliamPitt
Nov 2014
OP
Yep. Nobody sits through a commercial break to see more footage of a candlelight vigil
arcane1
Nov 2014
#9
I am already hearing outrage over this action today. "How dare they mix politics with sports!"
uppityperson
Nov 2014
#38
Um, you're ignoring the fact that the soldiers in the North Vietnamese Army
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#44
Education and recruitment has never been the sole prong or avenue for change.
morningfog
Dec 2014
#79
It would be better publicity for the players and the cause if the NFL did decide to punish them..
Fumesucker
Nov 2014
#40
Too bad all five of those players are black.:-( Where were their white teammates??
kath
Nov 2014
#34
It's great that those five guys did it, but would have been nice if some whites had joined in.
kath
Dec 2014
#62
Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, and Kenny Britt. Good job guys!
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#41
How about the people who want justice for Mike Brown? Do they get to demand that?
davsand
Dec 2014
#47
Thank you for posting this. Of related interest is the Rams' Facebook fan page which
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#48