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The Minnesota Lynx made a big statement tonight. I admire athletes who are willing to risk the fallout that can come with real, public social protest.
http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/...rity-posts-minnesota-lynx-game-protest-shirts
I know a lot of you aren't fans of BLM, and I agree that they've made plenty of mistakes.
But the only way this country has ever changed is through protest. That's why the Founding Fathers put so much value on the freedom to assemble.
Without the sit-ins, marches, and other similar events of the 60s, African Americans would have never been able to end segregation South of the Mason Dixon line.
At the time, many people believed those protesters were going too far.
For all we know, in 20 years we might be grateful to BLM for helping pump the brakes on the rising police state and loss of civil liberties we've experienced the past 35 years---a process that has increased in speed since 9-11.
Now we just need a group willing to protest the surveillance state. Sadly, I think that's gonna be a tougher sell.
The Minnesota Lynx made a big statement tonight. I admire athletes who are willing to risk the fallout that can come with real, public social protest.
http://espn.go.com/wnba/story/_/id/...rity-posts-minnesota-lynx-game-protest-shirts
I know a lot of you aren't fans of BLM, and I agree that they've made plenty of mistakes.
But the only way this country has ever changed is through protest. That's why the Founding Fathers put so much value on the freedom to assemble.
Without the sit-ins, marches, and other similar events of the 60s, African Americans would have never been able to end segregation South of the Mason Dixon line.
At the time, many people believed those protesters were going too far.
For all we know, in 20 years we might be grateful to BLM for helping pump the brakes on the rising police state and loss of civil liberties we've experienced the past 35 years---a process that has increased in speed since 9-11.
Now we just need a group willing to protest the surveillance state. Sadly, I think that's gonna be a tougher sell.
