When peaceful protest and traditional political activism don’t get you want you want and *your life is at stake*, the most traditionally American - and successful - thing to do is to stage nonviolent acts of civil disobedience. #BostonTeaParty #60sAntiWarMovement #SunriseMovement

Nov 5, 2021 · 3:29 PM UTC

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Absolutely!!!!
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Nonviolent civil disobedience & nonviolent non-cooperation are core tactics to make the country ungovernable until our demands are met. It's where we're headed now~#GeneralStrike #LaborStrikes #ClimateStrikes #TenantStrikes
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Too many still hanging on because they think the system will serve them if the “play by rules” what’s needed is massive strike (see French Yellow Vests) and overall work stoppage-but then what-choosing 1 form of chaos over another…😢🤯🥺😩
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What, then, shall we disobey? Consumption, I think, is the fundamental commandment of capitalism, so let's boycott Christmas. #BuyLocalOrBuyNothing
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Can anyone remind me of what happened after the Boston Tea Party??
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They aren’t working anymore.
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No, the segregationists in the South did not have a conscience. No one thought they did. The movement worked because the rest of America did.
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