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OpEdNews: Chris Hedges is Correct About Militant Anarchists

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Chris-Hedges-is-Correct-Ab-by-Joe-Giambrone-120210-962.html “More of a parasite than a cancer, these pro-violence [Black Bloc] activists latch on to other nonviolent movements and use the cover of a large human shield to carry out actions that the large, nonviolent gathering wants no part of and did not sanction — and it puts their personal safety at risk without […]

Seattle Climate March: Sept 21

From https://www.facebook.com/events/1446281475652868/?notif_t=plan_user_invited Join us for a rally and march on Sept 21 in solidarity with the People’s Climate March in NYC calling for sustainable jobs to retool our economy with clean, renewable technologies as a solution to both the economic and environmental crises. We can’t rely on politicians who’ve been dragging their feet for decades. […]

Are protests like prayers?

It struck me today that protest is like prayer. Both involve supplication. Both make you feel good. Both are largely ineffective unless someone powerful is listening. But only protests can become violent.  A violent prayer no longer counts as prayer. To the extent that protests are like prayers, and to the extent that you believe […]