Ted Rall for October 28, 2011
Transcript:
Man: Don't fight back! Stay true to the liberal cult of militant non-violence! People will see you on TV and feel sorry for you and the system will be exposed as the monsters we know they are. Man 2: I don't see any camera-men. Man 1: Already beaten and jailed. But don't resist Santa sees us!
I was just commenting on the Oliphant editorial as to the similarity between what is happening with the Non-violent OWS protest and the 1969 Police riot’s in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, which of note were initiated by the then Democratic Governor of Chicago, Richard Daly. An old French proverb notes: The more things change the more they are the same. To keep in mind is that both Gandhi and King Jr. caused change to happen, each in their respective Countries, as may the OWS eventually do here in the U.S. If they do generate change, the pro and con merits of any changes, like Gandhi’s and King’s, will be a point of debate for the generations.