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> For two generations political protests were virtually 100% violence-free Two generations? So 60 years? Political protests were virtually 100% violence free?
by SolaceQuantum 9y ago
> For two generations political protests were virtually 100% violence-free
Two generations? So 60 years? Political protests were virtually 100% violence free? [1][2][3]
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_King
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention#Protests_and_police_response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Conve...
- UncleEntity 9y agoWell, two of those weren't political and one was literally two generations ago...
- SolaceQuantum 9y agoThe second was definitely political, as he was one of the main organizers of the black panther party. The third occurred less than 60 years ago, or less than two generations.
- UncleEntity 9y agoWell, my mom was in high school in '68 and I'm old enough to be the father of the kids rioting in the streets so we can call that two generations methinks.