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In reply to the discussion: Ferguson shows why elite should be worried about a revolution [View all]madokie
(51,076 posts)32. Its coming if things don't change
The people are about fed up with the shit thats being hurled at us.
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I think your last sentence is quite correct and the noose is tightening. Also, the militarization of
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#8
So true! OWS caught them off guard and they decided to prepare for next time!
Dustlawyer
Aug 2014
#25
I seriously often wonder how many in the population really get what is going on, and how
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#27
Watching Shark Week I will use the analogy that we are a school of Tuna surrounded by Great a Whites
Dustlawyer
Aug 2014
#33
the internet made a huge difference during Bush years and probably saved us indirectly
yurbud
Aug 2014
#17
Definitely, and hence the quest to stifle and control the internet. Governments do not like it when
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#28
Nice point of view and I agree with it. out of chaos and darkness comes beauty and order.
Voice for Peace
Aug 2014
#20
Well you realize I hope, that it's not all going to happen at once.......
socialist_n_TN
Aug 2014
#5
i don't think it was a large portion and again they object to local cops having military
JI7
Aug 2014
#6
there are threads on DU where people still do the "we don't really know what happened"
JI7
Aug 2014
#11
and my point wasn't even primarily about racism--just ENOUGH white people agreed with blacks
yurbud
Aug 2014
#18
I think you are right Trayvon Martin was the start (among many others prior and subsequent).
gordianot
Aug 2014
#16
The likely police response would be epic in its brutality. Drones would fill the skies.
kairos12
Aug 2014
#19
Not likely, certain. But it wouldn't all be drones. Just an escalation in the use of
enough
Aug 2014
#21
Yep, there is a lot of truth in that statement. I've always felt Thomas Jefferson had the right idea
RKP5637
Aug 2014
#29
I like to hope that this will be the thing that brings the lower/working class people
logosoco
Aug 2014
#26
This is the silliest thread I've seen today (although the day's not over yet)
brooklynite
Aug 2014
#31
After the historic protests in Wisconsin that were channeled into a recall election with the usual
yurbud
Aug 2014
#44
Why do some think that the possibility of a "revolution" scares the aristocracy?
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#37
It's worse than that. Their money is overseas, folks that believe in no taxes have most of the guns
stevenleser
Aug 2014
#40
they do fear a situation when cops and military think twice about following their orders
yurbud
Aug 2014
#45
What I think will happen is that the gun happy rednecks will fight for the aristocracy along
rhett o rick
Aug 2014
#46
My point was not that the riots work but different groups seeing common ingests whet they usually
yurbud
Aug 2014
#43
It's not the people who showed up that was different. It was the audience across the country
yurbud
Aug 2014
#49
Fox Nation will lose its audience to senility and death, given their average age!
LongTomH
Aug 2014
#53
K&R I've been thinking that Ferguson marks some sort of turning point in this country.
LongTomH
Aug 2014
#52