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Protestors crash WWII veteran's medal ceremony *video*
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Wow.. Wow.
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Man, this is beyond disrespectful and you should be ashamed of yourself for speaking like this. IDC where you're from, you should be deported to another country to see how it is to live in another country. Obviously the US isn't the only country with the luxuries we have, but I'll tell you right now, we're the greatest country in the world.
Mike Brown could have had his day in court and he chose not to.
Alsoto the rest of your post.
Stop it...that hick got shook and used the badge as protection to take that kid life
Man, I'm all for your opinion and even support your side on this topic, but seriously? Calling dude a hick like that? Why is that ok, yet if some dude comes out and says the N word, you're up in arms, calling them white supremacists and preaching about the "White devil?"
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Hick =\= ******
Don't quote me saying some dumb **** like that
For one a hick ain't even a racial slur ....just used to describe a dumbass country ************ ....which that clown in ferguson was
Don't quote me saying some dumb **** like that
For one a hick ain't even a racial slur ....just used to describe a dumbass country ************ ....which that clown in ferguson was
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No word on earth that can compare to the amount of hate and malice associated with it when you're dealing with the N word. There's no equivalent due to the dehumanization for so many years coupled with the current and continuous oppression. And doesn't hick kind of = redneck?
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This. 1st page comment though, I know the thread is different now, will not read further.
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i agree with the misguided part. doesn't excuse their actions though, and had someone put hands on them, ex that old guys relatives, it would've been a warranted beatdown despite the message they were trying to convey being a relevant message.
that said, if protests are meant to disrupt and inconvenience things, why not go where your really not welcome and really will be a burden. the powers that be could care less about mass marches on the streets, roads being blocked, and people picketing outside a building because that is no type of inconvenience to them, and if at any given moment they feel uncomfortable, a call to security or to their backup will silence that protest quickly. its easy to interrupt a public meeting or block a street corner, it raises awareness, but it doesn't move the people who hold the power one bit at all. stuff that directly affects them be it financially or taking the mass protests in their face head on where their scared of the reprecussions would be more effective.
that said, if protests are meant to disrupt and inconvenience things, why not go where your really not welcome and really will be a burden. the powers that be could care less about mass marches on the streets, roads being blocked, and people picketing outside a building because that is no type of inconvenience to them, and if at any given moment they feel uncomfortable, a call to security or to their backup will silence that protest quickly. its easy to interrupt a public meeting or block a street corner, it raises awareness, but it doesn't move the people who hold the power one bit at all. stuff that directly affects them be it financially or taking the mass protests in their face head on where their scared of the reprecussions would be more effective.
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That's exactly what they just did. And no it wouldn't have warranted a beat down. If one doesn't like the complaints, and comes from an integrous place then the bigger problem is what the protesters are complaining about....not the complaint/protest. If a war veteran cared enough to fight for the "freedom, liberties, justice, equality, etc" by signing up to join the military and go to war, that same veteran should be more than appalled that the things he/she were fighting for have not been actualized by all. Unless of course they're only fighting for some to experience those, and those not meant to have it are non-issues....
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yes it would warrant a beat down, disrespectful behavior gets hands put on people. this is the real world, not fantasy land. their lucky that was a more passive audience as that understandably could've ended way worse.
if that was my relative, whatever jacket or hoody i would've been wearing that day would've made a comeback like the 8 ball jacket recently did. simple as this, protest all day, interrupt city business for all i care, but when you mess with a relative or someone i'm close to on an individual level, your going to get pressed for it.
again, a public city hall meeting is easily accessible, no ones stopping you from going to one. the powers that be could care less about protests there. you really want to make something happen, go where its a challenge to go and your presense makes the powers that be feel uncomfortable, interrupt someone with an actual position of power. i used the fast foot wage protests as an example.
people could picket all day, in front of a place, and no one will stop them. they may raise some awareness but in the bigger picture, no one in a position of power really cares or feels threatened. there was an event about a year ago where a mcdonalds ceo was giving a speech. an employee made her way in and confronted the ceo about how the wages weren't good. she was immediately escorted out and threatened to be arrested. she did more then anyone with a picket sign in front of a restaurant ever did but she's only one person. she confronted the actual problem head on. yes she was dismissed and silenced, but it shows that protests are allowed and acceptable until they start hitting the comfort zone of those in power. again protests outside don't affect those in power, when you confront them head on, it gets to them. if more people took her lead and went where they don't have easy access to and confronted those with the power, it would be way more effective.
again, i can go to a local city hall meeting tonight and interrupt it any way i see fit, what is it really going to accomplish though. going to places where it's barriers to your voice being heard is more effective because its a reason those barriers to your voice being heard are put in place.
if that was my relative, whatever jacket or hoody i would've been wearing that day would've made a comeback like the 8 ball jacket recently did. simple as this, protest all day, interrupt city business for all i care, but when you mess with a relative or someone i'm close to on an individual level, your going to get pressed for it.
again, a public city hall meeting is easily accessible, no ones stopping you from going to one. the powers that be could care less about protests there. you really want to make something happen, go where its a challenge to go and your presense makes the powers that be feel uncomfortable, interrupt someone with an actual position of power. i used the fast foot wage protests as an example.
people could picket all day, in front of a place, and no one will stop them. they may raise some awareness but in the bigger picture, no one in a position of power really cares or feels threatened. there was an event about a year ago where a mcdonalds ceo was giving a speech. an employee made her way in and confronted the ceo about how the wages weren't good. she was immediately escorted out and threatened to be arrested. she did more then anyone with a picket sign in front of a restaurant ever did but she's only one person. she confronted the actual problem head on. yes she was dismissed and silenced, but it shows that protests are allowed and acceptable until they start hitting the comfort zone of those in power. again protests outside don't affect those in power, when you confront them head on, it gets to them. if more people took her lead and went where they don't have easy access to and confronted those with the power, it would be way more effective.
again, i can go to a local city hall meeting tonight and interrupt it any way i see fit, what is it really going to accomplish though. going to places where it's barriers to your voice being heard is more effective because its a reason those barriers to your voice being heard are put in place.
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