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Well, let's be honest, justice and humanity is only possible in an atmosphere of respect for law and relative tranquillity. Justice has seldom been found at the
by GunboatDiplomat 10y ago
Well, let's be honest, justice and humanity is only possible in an atmosphere of respect for law and relative tranquillity. Justice has seldom been found at the head of a mob.
- dalke 10y agoOr, to be honest, on a gunboat? Justice has even less seldom been found when the police, government, and court system have little respect for a political minority.
- musha68k 10y agoYou are not wrong in general but for cases like these maybe try to see it more as a "thrown exception" where as per the MLK quote above, the base "promises of freedom and justice have not been met".
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoIt's not a simple problem, true. But I stand by my belief that riots are simply going to provoke a more powerful backlash in opposition to the rioters.
- dalke 10y agoThe Stonewall riots seem to have lead to long-term success. What better alternative would you have suggested than to riot? The Zoot Suit Riots had the opposite effect from what you describe. Some of the police joined in on the riot against young Latino males, and there wasn't a powerful backlash against the rioters. The riots in Romania in 1989 provoked a more powerful backlash. The government eventually lost. That makes it sound like things aren't as simple as you describe.
- empath75 10y agoThe police started the lawlessness.
- GunboatDiplomat 10y agoThat is arguable, at best.