• BaroqueInMind@piefed.socialEnglish
    17·
    1 year ago

    Do you think black American civil rights was won with flowers and sunshine smiles? Your white privilege is showing.

    • Mitch Effendi (ميتش أفندي)@piefed.mitch.scienceEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      Black American civil rights were struggled for by a rich tapestry of direct action, intellectual analysis, Christian pacifism, liberation through Islam, and Leftist theory and influence. It is not and never was any one thing. Violence was not the only ingredient.

      • ysjet@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        1 year ago

        But it was an ingredient, and it’s hilariously tonedeaf to pretend it’s not. Should it be limited where possible? Yes, of course. Hopefully, it’s never needed at all!

        But lets not pretend solely peaceful protests have ever worked when they weren’t backed by the threat of violence if the peaceful protestors were ignored. Even MLK Jr. had Malcolm X looming over his shoulder, daring people to try shit… and even then, MLK Jr. still got assassinated for daring improve american citizen’s rights.

        As for constantly parroting the Hong Kong protests… you do realize that the Hong Kong protestors lost, right? Why are you using them as a guide for what to do?