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In reply to the discussion: When the National Guard and/or federal assistance is sent in when a cop kills a black man [View all]marym625
(17,997 posts)135. The dedication of the people in Ferguson
That protested for months, were out in the freezing cold, rain and extreme heat, is what we need every where. But still, even with that, nothing changed. They went to the local government meetings every time they were held. They met with officials. They got people registered to vote. They voted. The DoJ found institutionalized racism and still, nothing changed
And the government does nothing.
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When the National Guard and/or federal assistance is sent in when a cop kills a black man [View all]
marym625
Apr 2015
OP
I'm an anarchist; I don't even think there should be cops or a PIC or a state to suppress people.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#26
If there were to be cops they certainly wouldn't be this massive, self-perpetuating state that
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#63
"you can find stories like this by the dozens in places where the police are non existent..."
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#118
Yes it has happened here unfortunately, in the South, the West & elsewhere when prisoners &
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#120
Being an anarchist does not preclude orgainizing for the betterment of others.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#145
If what we want can only be had with wars and a PIC then we ned to rethink our wants.
Nuclear Unicorn
Apr 2015
#148
+10 No place for PoC, the vulnerable, 'weak' or non wealthy in a greed driven, savage nation now-
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#129
I want to know what the tab is and who is paying for this phalanx of Police, Military, and other
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#21
Add to that the lawsuits that do make it through and the City has to shell out millions. Do the
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#109
Quite right, why isn't the police state $ being used to train people and create jobs! and
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#126
The only winner from the shift from rural to city is WalMart. Local jobs are almost non-existent.
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#151
This is my opinion. The Plutocratic Oligarchs are currently waging war against all of the 99%.
rhett o rick
Apr 2015
#32
The elected officials essentially do our bidding. It's our responsibility to let
rhett o rick
Apr 2015
#46
Only Rachel showed a slide show of the other murderous cell phone images. The talking point was
libdem4life
Apr 2015
#153
I don't feel safe when I can be murdered by a cop who didn't like how I look or what I said.
sarge43
Apr 2015
#147
I would say the governor is concerned much more with assuring the property owning, tax
appalachiablue
Apr 2015
#130
Thanks Mary. If only the outrage over property damage would be as great when a human
sabrina 1
Apr 2015
#114
Exactly correct, no actual straight reporting. It all has a right wing corporate bias built in.
Enthusiast
Apr 2015
#166
Well, I'm a mom, and that's the first thing I'd do. Take their damn toys away!
calimary
Apr 2015
#186