Exactly this. The “carrot and stick” strategy doesn’t work without the stick. Every time a nonviolent movement achieves something, it’s because they were seen as the preferable alternative to a more militant contemporary.
The only reason MLK didn’t do more was because what they were already doing was illegal, and anything more could get them jail time. And this is still what they thought of him and his “peaceful” protests:
I’m like 99% sure that “Violence is never the answer” is just yet ever more rich fuck propaganda.
It’s also very Liberal propaganda.
While of course barely mentioning the Black Panthers and how MLK was suddenly a reasonable alternative to their violent resistance.
And his “peace” was met with an extreme act of violence. Certainly was an answer for someone(s).
Exactly this. The “carrot and stick” strategy doesn’t work without the stick. Every time a nonviolent movement achieves something, it’s because they were seen as the preferable alternative to a more militant contemporary.
Exactly. The same goes for implementing social welfare in the face of the Soviet Union and local communist movements.
The only reason MLK didn’t do more was because what they were already doing was illegal, and anything more could get them jail time. And this is still what they thought of him and his “peaceful” protests:
They did the same shit when they pretended that BLM burned down cities. We really don’t learn even from our recent history, huh?
dying at this, what a perfect demonstration
Same as it ever was.
“Violence (against the rich) is never the answer!” is what they really mean.