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Merrick M
Merrick Jan 23, 2009 14:21:02
Replying to handofdave

handofdave wrote:
Well, it's probably a good idea to have someone out there ready to throw some bricks when the sit-ins don't work.
Doesn't that contradict your statement that 'collective rage is unfocused' and your subsequent stuff opposing such things?

handofdave wrote:
I'll tell you a funny story, tho..
My parents wouldn't let me or my siblings have toy weapons either. A friend of my mum's gave her a serious talking to, saying that if we didn't have them we wouldn't 'get it all out of our system' while we were kids and would develop great cravings for guns and knives as adults.

Which is why we've all become serial killers. Oh no, hang on a minute...

H handofdave
handofdave Jan 23, 2009 14:51:09
Replying to Merrick

Merrick wrote:
handofdave wrote:
Well, it's probably a good idea to have someone out there ready to throw some bricks when the sit-ins don't work.
Doesn't that contradict your statement that 'collective rage is unfocused' and your subsequent stuff opposing such things?
No, I'm just saying that violence ought to be reserved for when all else fails. And if violence is absolutely unavoidable, it's got to be strategically employed if it's to be successful in achieving what it sets out to achieve.

People rushing around without a head breaking things... I'm not dismissing that the anger is justified, I'm saying that the anger, if channeled with clarity, helps to both preserve the integrity of the movement and the respect of those outside it who's support may hinge on how they perceive the movement.