Reply #218: Yes, because speaking out forceably in US history's always worked.

[knitter4democracy]

It worked for the Whisky Rebellion--oh, wait, no, it didn't. It worked in the Hoovervilles in Washington DC--oh, wait, no, it didn't work then, either. It worked for the Black Panthers--oh, wait, no, it didn't. Hmm. I can't think of a single instance other than the Civil War that cost so many American lives where violence actually did anything.

Women got the vote without violence (though a lot of violence was done to them, that's for sure). African Americans got equal rights to vote and live in the 50's and '60s (though that's still obviously a work in progress) without violence. Teens got the right to vote at the age of 18 without violence.

Just because we have many leaders now doesn't mean hearts and minds aren't being changed. We're going to win the next election, and then, when we have the power, we'll see change.