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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Martin Luther King was asked to leave the whites-only restaurant in October 1961. Do you think his message lost its muster because he was trespassing on property after being asked to leave? Or is it that you agree with King's message and disagree with the occupiers?
People seem to come down hard on civil disobedience (i.e. "if they wanted to be taken seriously, they shouldn't be breaking the law") when it has been used as a tool by many respected change makers.
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Of course MLK wanted a cup of coffee, 30 minutes max, not to camp out in the resteraunt for several weeks while pissing and moaning about capitalism, all the while updating his facebook status using a killer app on his Iphone.