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[–] 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

If you follow the thread here, this is in a US context (the "we" referenced by the commenter), and it's about "non-violent" protests, given the commenter said violent protests have been "protracted" with "low rates of success." Euromaidan activists seized the government quarter by force and stormed Yanukovych's mansion.

While I take your point, this isn't a particularly illustrative example in this context.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No this is exactly what it looks like. They filled the streets and they didn't go into his mansion until he fled after the Army turned on him for using lethal force against the crowd.

    Just like the water hoses and dogs picture was very resonant in the US. The 1964 civil rights act was passed the next year after that photo went viral.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    The 1964 civil rights act was passed the next year after that photo went viral.

    A year is an extraordinarily long time with an illegitimate occupant of the White House, pardoning himself for anything he chooses to do.

    I don't think the measures that were effective during the civil rights era are at all suitable for addressing such a fundamental breach of the constitution.

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