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Originally Posted by blackmonsters
Bottom line :
Nothing significant ever changes without some violence or destruction and some
"inconvenience" to the apathetic.
Police violence is what made the civil rights movement effective by drawing attention
to it. Most Americans were completely apathetic until the violence was broadcast
in the media.
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Because of this I thought we might see an ugly mess last night. OWS didn't get much press until they started clashing with the police. I think the Portland police were very wary of giving them a ton of nationwide press by spraying them with teargas and causing all hell to break loose.