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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
Ferguson and Baltimore started as peaceful demonstrations by residents, but absolutely no one cared. It was only after things got violent that the media paid any attention to them and the reasons why they were protesting. And that template has been around for decades, you can walk the streets peacefully to try and get your message across but in all likelyhood will just be ignored. Or you can start breaking #### which immediately draws in nationwide media coverage, it's not a surprise that people will go with the faster and more effective method
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As always I preface this by saying I am a 43 yr old white male.
I am not sure that violent protest is the "faster and more effective method".
To my mind, protesting isn't about getting what you want, it is about getting "The Other Side" to want what you want. I am not sure that violence will result in that end goal.
In my experience violence is most often met with violence. If change occurs it is usually begrudgingly.