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senseandsensibility

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22. K and R my friend!

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 05:37 PM

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I appreciate your experience and wisdom. It makes me sad that some don't want to listen to what your generation learned. The tactics of the Civil Rights movement were SUCCESSFUL. Lives were lost learning how to protest successfully. We would be stupid and ungrateful not to listen.

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I was taught by the SDS in 1968 [View all] SARose Monday OP

I remember one of the chants while marching "Higher pay for cops" dem4decades Monday #1

That's brilliant. nt Maru Kitteh Monday #4

They were all along the march, seemed like a good idea, when the leaders started the chant. dem4decades Monday #5

The Yippies used that chant at Rutgers Wicked Blue Monday #17

Another Kent State is brewing. brush Monday #2

Afraid so. Although so far it's pretty much police -- rather than Guard -- doing the damage. Silent Type Monday #6

Trying to use LA as an excuse to shut down whole USA won't work, but DC streets will be scoured for dissenters Bernardo de La Paz Monday #3

And that's what you want SARose Monday #9

They'll be trying to take away any "photo ops" that aren't favorable to the regime erronis Monday #15

Sitting/laying down exposes the perpetrators tinrobot Monday #7

Something I learned during my union organizing days EYESORE 9001 Monday #8

The police ARE the rioters. Basso8vb Monday #10

Can you imagine SARose Monday #11

Somehow, I don't believe that the SDS training included not flying other country's' flags Ms. Toad Monday #12

I never said SDS trained for that SARose Monday #13

It's the U.S. flag that stands for the right to protest Ponietz Monday #16

I remember... rickyhall Monday #14

Thanks, buddy! TomWilm Monday #18

How'd that work out for us? Prairie Gates Monday #19

Let's not generation bash here, please SARose Monday #20

Boomer bashers might want to vote next time Ponietz Monday #21

K and R my friend! senseandsensibility Monday #22

Thanks for sharing. Experiences like yours need to be resurfaced Iris Tuesday #23

Thank you all SARose Tuesday #24

Nonviolence is really tough. You don't practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines. Ping Tung Tuesday #25